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Snake Vine Hibbertia scandens

SKU Snake Vine

APPEARANCE : Hibbertia scandens, sometimes known by the common names snake vine, climbing guinea flower and golden guinea vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is climber or scrambler with lance-shaped or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow flowers with more than thirty stamens arranged around between three and seven glabrous carpels.

Plant Information

HEIGHT : Climber or scramble 2-5 m

Native to: Australia

Foliage type: Evergreen

Flowers: Large yellow flowers in late spring and summer

Light: Full sun

Water: Low to moderate water requirements, drought-tolerant once established

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