Hibbertia stellaris, or Star Guinea Flower, is a brilliantly orange flowering ground cover from South Western Australia botanical province. It naturally grows in swamps. Despite this, it is extremely sensitive to phytophthora

Phytophthora

Phytophthora is a genus of plant-damaging Oomycetes , whose member species are capable of causing enormous economic losses on crops worldwide, as well as environmental damage in natural ecosystems. The genus was first described by Heinrich Anton de Bary in 1875...

and needs to be grown in well drained soil in cultivation. The specific epithet is from the Greek for star.

Cultivation

Hibbertia stellaris is easily propagated by cuttings taken in spring after flowering. It is best grown in an open, acid soil with underlying water (such as in a saucer of water, or better, on a capillary mat). It is generally short lived in cultivation.