Hibbertia stellaris

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Hibbertia stellaris

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Dilleniales
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Hibbertia
Species: H. stellaris
Binomial name
Hibbertia stellaris
Endl.

Hibbertia stellaris, or Star Guinea Flower, 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. The specific epithet is from the Greek for star.

[edit] Cultivation

Hibbertia stellaris is easily propagated by cuttings taken in spring after flowering. It is best grown in an open, acid soil with underlying water (such as in a saucer of water, or better, on a capillary mat). It is generally short lived in cultivation.