Goodenia ovata
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Goodeniaceae
- Genus
- Goodenia
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Woodiness
- woody
- Height
- 1.8 m
- Spread
- 2.5 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Medicinal uses
Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.
Antidiabetic[2].
- Product or use
- Miscellany
Environment
- Range
- Australia - all areas except the extreme north.
- Habitat
- Forests, near cliffs, river banks, streams etc[2]. Found in a variety of habitats, it is especially frequent after bushfires[4]. Usually found in heavier soils[5].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 9+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- very acid, acid, neutral
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
Seed -
Cultivation
Requires a permanently moist soil[3]. Prefers an acid soil[4]. Tolerates shade[3]. Plants are not very cold-hardy, tolerating occasional short-lived lows to about -3°c[4]. They generally require greenhouse protection in Britain[1], though might succeed outdoors in the mildest areas of the country if given a suitable position. Plants tolerate temperatures down to about -7°c in Australian gardens, though this cannot be applied directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers that fail to fully ripen the wood and our longer, wetter winters[157, K].
References
F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00
Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Australian Medicinal Plants.
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Pan Books, London. 1998-00-00 ISBN 0-330-37376-5
Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Flora of the Sydney Region Reed. Australia. 1993-00-00 ISBN 0730104001