Hibbertia obtusifolia
Hoary Guinea Flower
Hibbertia are tender evergreen shrubs, trees or climbers, native to Australia. They have simple leaves, and 5-petalled flowers, usually yellow, but can be pink or white, either solitary or in axillary or terminal clusters. Hibbertia obtusifolia - Hoary Guinea Flower - is a spreading ground cover plant. It has small, glossy, dark green leaves and stems that are covered in short hairs. The flowers are yellow with fluffy stamens appear almost all year round. Can be grown in coastal areas, as it is salt-tolerant.
Contributed by @AurigaFlora
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Full sun to partial shade
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Frequent watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Hoary Guinea Flower
Latin name
Hibbertia obtusifolia
type
Evergreen Trees or Shrubs
family
Dilleniaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Frequent watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.00 M
Hibbertia obtusifolia
Hibbertia are tender evergreen shrubs, trees or climbers, native to Australia. They have simple leaves, and 5-petalled flowers, usually yellow, but can be pink or white, either solitary or in axillary or terminal clusters. Hibbertia obtusifolia - Hoary Guinea Flower - is a spreading ground cover plant. It has small, glossy, dark green leaves and stems that are covered in short hairs. The flowers are yellow with fluffy stamens appear almost all year round. Can be grown in coastal areas, as it is salt-tolerant.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
In anything but a warm climate, grow under glass in a loam-based potting compost (John Innes No. 2 is ideal). Place in bright filtered light, with humidity. Water freely during the growing season, and keep just moist during Winter. During the growing season apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every 4 weeks or so.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
The flowers appear in Summer
Propagate by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Seeds can be sown in Spring, in free-draining moist compost (such as John Innes seed compost) at a temperature of 19-24°C (66-75°F), and keep the compost moist
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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