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Goodenia krauseana

Goodenia krauseana is a low, silvery-hairy perennial herb from the arid rocky hills of Western Australia, grown mainly by enthusiasts of native desert plants. Its key needs are full sun, excellent drainage and very little water.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, or native rocky soil.
Temperature
Tolerant of hot, dry conditions; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SC. Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Goodenia krauseana is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to part of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to ascending herb densely covered with silvery bristles, and has lance-shaped leaves at the base, sometimes with a few teeth on the edges, and small groups of yellow flowers with a brownish centre.

Where it grows

This goodenia grows on rocky hills in the Eastern Goldfields and Great Victoria Desert regions of Western Australia.

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 krauseana 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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