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Hibbertia scandens

Botanic Family

Dilleniaceae

Author

(Willdenow) Dryander ex Hoogland

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental climber & groundcover

Hardiness Zone

10 9-11

Common Names

• Twining or Climbing Guinea Flower
• Guinea Gold Plant
• Button Flower
• Snake Vine
• Gold Guinea Plant
• Guinea Gold Vine

Geographical Habitats

• Australia
• Malaysia
• New Guinea

Natural Habitats

• Coastal scrub to inland forests
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Spring-Summer. All year (Aust)

Fruiting Times

Twining scandent shrub with solitary 70mm golden-yellow flowers, woody sepals hairy outside to 18mm x 9mm, petals yellow 20mm x 14mm. Fruit a follicle. Leaves to 120mm x 25mm, slightly hairy above and pubescent beneath

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Herklots 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Jones & Gray 1977
• Wrigley & Fagg 1979
• Huxley 1992
• Nicholls 1995
• P & R 1997
• RHS A-Z
• Llamas 2003
• Bodkin
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana