Hop Goodenia | |
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Goodenia ovata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Goodeniaceae |
Genus: | Goodenia |
Species: | G. ovata |
Binomial name | |
Goodenia ovata Sm. |
Goodenia ovata (commonly called the Hop Goodenia) is a flowering plant endemic to Australia. It grows in most states except Western Australia and the Northern Territory, near the coast as well as in drier inland areas. The plant usually behaves like a fast-growing groundcover, and upright shrubby forms also exist. As a shrub it grows to about 2 m high.[1][2]
Goodenia ovata has glossy green ovate (oval) shaped leaves, and yellow flowers. It flowers for most of the year, but especially from October till March.
In cultivation, the species prefers a situation in part shade and with some moisture. It copes with a range of soil types and tolerates moderate frost.[3]