This decumbent to upright shrub has wiry stems that form a bushy sprawling habit. It has small shinny dark green oblong leaves and the bright yellow wheel-shaped flowers appear during spring covering the plant.

Hardiness zones 7 to 10

Hibbertia empetrifoliais naturally found in Australia growing from Sydney in New South Wales down the coast to Tasmania and appearing in heathland.

It prefers a well drained moderately fertile sandy soil in a sunny open position and is drought, salt spray and mildly frost resistant.

The Trailing Guinea Flower is grown for its flowers anspreading habit. It is planted in small gardens or used as a rockery plant and is grown in pots and planter boxes. It establishes in 1 to 2 years and is moderatly long lived. The plant varies from area to area with some forms more frost tolerant. ID 525

Hibbertia(hib-BERT-ee-a)empetrifolia(em-pet-ree-FOL-ea)

Dilleniaceae(DIL-en-ee-AY-see-ee)