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==Description== |
==Description== |
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''Hibbertia stellaris'' grows as a small shrub 30-70 cm high and 30-60 cm across.<ref name=enc/> The orange flowers appear from |
''Hibbertia stellaris'' grows as a small shrub 30-70 cm high and 30-60 cm across.<ref name=enc/> The orange flowers appear from August to February, with populations from the more northern parts of its range having more yellowish flowers.<ref name=enc/> |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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The specific epithet is from the [[Latin]] ''stella'' "star", and refers to the starry flowers.<ref name=enc>{{cite book | last1=Elliot | first1=Rodger W. | last2=Jones | first2=David L. | last3=Blake | first3=Trevor |title=Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Vol. 5 |year=1990 |page=351 |publisher=Lothian Press |location=Port Melbourne, Victoria |isbn=0-85091-285-7}}</ref> |
The specific epithet is from the [[Latin]] ''stella'' "star", and refers to the starry flowers.<ref name=enc>{{cite book | last1=Elliot | first1=Rodger W. | last2=Jones | first2=David L. | last3=Blake | first3=Trevor |title=Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Vol. 5 |year=1990 |page=351 |publisher=Lothian Press |location=Port Melbourne, Victoria |isbn=0-85091-285-7}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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Found across a wide area of Western Australia, it is not threatened.<ref name=WA>{{FloraBase|name=''Hibbertia stellaris'' |id=5172}}</ref> |
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==Cultivation== |
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Hibbertia stellaris, commonly known as star guinea flower or orange stars, is a brilliantly orange flowering ground cover from South Western Australia botanical province. It naturally grows in swamps. Despite this, it is extremely sensitive to phytophthora and needs to be grown in well drained soil in cultivation.
Description
Hibbertia stellaris grows as a small shrub 30-70 cm high and 30-60 cm across.[1] The orange flowers appear from August to February, with populations from the more northern parts of its range having more yellowish flowers.[1]
Taxonomy
The specific epithet is from the Latin stella "star", and refers to the starry flowers.[1]
Distribution and habitat
Found across a wide area of Western Australia, it is not threatened.[2]
Cultivation
Hibbertia stellaris is a highly-regarded horticultural plant on account of its brilliant orange flowers and has been in cultivation for decades, however is generally short-lived in cultivation (to the point where it is most convenient to treat it as an annual). It generally succumbs within 18 months of planting in the ground though live longer in containers such as pots or hanging baskets.[1]
Plants in full sun (as opposed to part shade) flower more profusely but tend to be shorter-lived.[1]
It is easily propagated by cuttings taken in spring after flowering. It is best grown in an open, acid sandy soil with underlying water (such as in a saucer of water, or better, on a capillary mat).
References
- ^ a b c d e Elliot, Rodger W.; Jones, David L.; Blake, Trevor (1990). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Vol. 5. Port Melbourne, Victoria: Lothian Press. p. 351. ISBN 0-85091-285-7.
- ^ "Hibbertia stellaris". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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