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Goodenia fordiana

Goodenia fordiana is a small prostrate perennial herb from north-eastern New South Wales, forming a rosette of leaves with yellow flowers on stalks up to about 20 cm tall. It is a little-known species, rarely grown, and suits a shaded or semi-shaded native garden in a mild, frost-free climate.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then keep the soil lightly moist and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich soil or a loam with leaf litter.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Goodenia fordiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to north-eastern New South Wales. It is a prostrate herb with a rosette of leaves and yellow flowers near the end of leafy stalks.

Where it grows

This goodenia grows in forest and woodland on the lower ranges of New South Wales between the Coffs Harbour area and Bulahdelah.

Other Goodenia plants

Coopernookia scabridiuscula · Coopernookia strophiolata · Goodenia affinis · White Goodenia · Clasping Goodenia · Goodenia anfracta · Goodenia angustifolia · Goodenia arachnoidea · Goodenia arenicola · Goodenia argillacea · Toothed Velleia · Goodenia armitiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goodenia fordiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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