A prostrate form of hop goodenia spreading into a glossy green mat dotted with bright yellow flowers for most of the year. A fast, hardy groundcover for sun or shade.
At a glance
- Plant type: Spreading groundcover
- Mature size: 30 cm H × 1.5 m W
- Aspect: full sun, part shade or morning sun and shade and low-light positions
- Water: happy on low water
- Frost: hardy
- Maintenance: low maintenance
- Origin: Australian native
About Hop Goodenia
Botanically, Goodenia ovata 'Gold Cover' is a fast-growing spreading groundcover in the Goodeniaceae family, native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. It reaches around 30 cm tall and 1.5 m wide at maturity, with evergreen foliage. Yellow flowers appear for much of the year.
Where to grow Hop Goodenia
Hop Goodenia suits warm-temperate, cool-temperate and Mediterranean climates and grows best in full sun, part shade or morning sun and shade and low-light positions. It is frost hardy and shrugs off cold winters. It also is a genuinely water-wise choice and is usually left alone by rabbits.
Soil & planting
Hop Goodenia does best in free-draining, clay and sandy soil. Plant into well-prepared ground, firm the soil around the roots and water deeply to settle it in.
Watering & feeding
Hop Goodenia is happy on low water, so once its roots are down it needs little supplementary water. As an Australian native, feed it only with a low-phosphorus native fertiliser. In its first year, water deeply once or twice a week to settle the roots in, then taper off as it establishes.
Pruning & care
Prune Hop Goodenia after flowering to keep it compact and encourage the next flush of blooms. Overall it is low maintenance.
Using Hop Goodenia in the garden
Hop Goodenia earns its place for holding soil on banks and slopes, pots and courtyard containers and feeding bees and pollinators. It is equally at home in the ground or a large pot on a balcony or courtyard.
Companion planting & design
For a cohesive, low-care bed, pair Hop Goodenia with other plants that enjoy the same happy on low water and warm-temperate climate. Repeat it through a border to tie the planting together and give a sense of rhythm. It combines naturally with other Australian natives in a habitat or water-wise garden.
Buying Hop Goodenia
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