Common name
Native Primrose or Black’s Goodenia
Position
Full sun
Flower shape and colour
Yellow, open-petalled
Form
Groundcover, herb up to 20 cm high
Suitability for landscaping
A hardy ground cover for verges, median strips, roundabouts and embankment. (Botanical Gardens of South Australia | Goodenia blackiana).
Propagation
From cuttings (Wrigley, Fagg, 2013, p. 166)
Cultivation
Hardy in well drained sunny site. Listed in the SA Flora catalogue: p. 33
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of Living Australia 2025, Goodenia blackiana | Native Primrose. Provides information about the spread of the species of Goodenia blackiana.
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Goodenia blackiana | Native Primrose (Southern Lofty). Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native herb: Goodenia blackiana.
- Seeds of South Australia 2025, Goodenia blackiana (Goodeniaceae) | Black’s Goodenia. Provides detailed information about the distribution of Goodenia blackiana in regional South Australia as well as images of the plant in situ and its seed.