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Goodenia maideniana

Goodenia maideniana is a low, prostrate perennial herb from inland Australian deserts, growing near salt lakes. It is grown mainly for its yellow flower racemes and needs full sun and very well-drained, dry conditions.

Family
Goodeniaceae (Goodeni family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; it tolerates drought once established.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, very well-drained soil, slightly alkaline or saline-tolerant mix.
Temperature
Tolerates hot desert conditions; protect from frost, roughly below 0 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
C. Western Australia to Northern Territory
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Goodenia maideniana is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is a prostrate or low-lying herb with toothed, egg-shaped leaves at the base of the plant, and racemes of yellow flowers.

Where it grows

This goodenia grows near salt lakes on the southern edges of the Tanami, Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts, in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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 maideniana 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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