Common name
Prickly Guinea-Flower, Spiky Guinea-flower
Position
Full sun
Flower shape and colour
Open petalled, yellow
Form
Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)
Suitability for landscaping
As an understorey planting in dry shady situations or rocky areas. Plant singly as accent plants, in borders or grouped as a feature for mixed beds, verges or roundabouts. Requires well-drained soils. Bird and insect attracting. (Botanic Gardens of South Australia | Hibbertia exutiacies)
The genus is suitable for rockeries (Wrigley, Fagg, 2012, p. 171)
Propagation
The genus is propagated from cuttings (Wrigley, Fagg, 2012, p. 171)
Cultivation
No information specifically related to this species.
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of living Australia 2025, Hibbertia exutiacies | Prickly Guinea-Flower. Provides information about the spread of the species of Hibbertia exutiacies shrub across South Australia and other parts of Australia.
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Hibbertia exutiacies | Spiky Guinea-flower. Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native shrub: Hibbertia exutiacies.
- Seeds of South Australia 2025, Hibbertia exutiacies (Dilleniaceae) | Spiky Guinea-flower. Provides information about the distribution, plant characteristics, as well as seed collection and viability.
- Marianblake 2023, Prickly Guinea-Flower (Hibbertia exutiacies). This link contains the image and information surrounding the ownership and quality of the image.
- The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) 2025, Distribution of Hibbertia exutiacies. This AVH search yields a distribution of the species mostly along the Mt. Lofty and Flinders ranges and in central Victoria.