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Twining guinea flower Hibbertia dentata
Also called Trailing guinea flower
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
Light climber or groundcover with bronze leaves and bright yellow flowers, happy in shade.
A slender twiner with toothed leaves that are bronze to purple when young. Bright yellow, buttercup-like flowers appear in spring. It grows as a small climber on a support or as a trailing groundcover without one, and copes with shade.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Bright yellow, five-petalled flowers.
- Attracts
- Pollinating insects
- Leaves
- Dark green toothed leaves; bronze-purple new growth and stems.
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Subtropical and temperate
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Light frost
- Water
- Some dry spells
- Coast
- Sheltered coastal gardens
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Part shade in well-drained soil, with a small trellis or left to trail.
Pruning
Little pruning needed; trim after flowering if it gets untidy.
Care
Water in dry spells.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Order
- Dilleniales
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria
- Natural range
- Forest and rainforest margins of eastern Queensland, NSW and East Gippsland.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Hibbertia dentata on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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