Goodeniaceae Study Group

Welcome to the Goodeniaceae Study Group

The Goodeniaceae Study Group is one of a number of Study Groups within the Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) whose aims are to further knowledge about the cultivation, propagation and conservation of Australian native plants. Members of the Study Group focus their activities on investigating and trialing those Australian plants that belong to the plant family Goodeniaceae so that more species can be seen in gardens. Genera within the Goodeniaceae include Goodenia, Brunonia, Dampiera, Lechenaultia and Scaevola . As in all study groups, the members’ work is carried out in their own homes and gardens and in their own spare time.

The Study Group was founded in the late 1980s and has recently been reactivated after a period in recess.

If you are interested in the cultivation, propagation, conservation and appreciation of Australia’s native flora, and especially if you are interested in growing members of the Goodeniaceae, why not consider joining and helping the Study Group promote these plants more widely.

(Photo: Scaevola ‘Pink Perfection’; Brian Walters)

Join

Membership is available to members of an ANPSA-affiliated Regional Society. If you are not a member of a Regional Society, please contact the Society located in your State or Territory for further information.

For more information or to join the Study Group please send a request using the following form (please note that all fields are mandatory* – you may edit the ‘Message’ field if necessary).

Goodeniaceae Study Group Form

Signup form for the Goodeniaceae Study Group that sends a notification to the Study Group leader.

Newsletters

Newsletters are produced several times per year documenting reports from members into cultivation issues in various climatic zones, container types, potting mixes and other resources.

Newsletters are available for download from the link below (Note: These are in pdf format and will require a PDF Reader to view them. Free readers include Foxit Reader and Adobe Acrobat Reader).

****Click here to access the Goodeniaceae Study Group Newsletters*****

Goodeniaceae Resources

These are a few internet and other resources on the Goodeniaceae that might prove useful.

Books:

Most, if not all, of the following are out-of-print but may be available through municipal libraries.

Elliot, W. R and Jones D (1982), The Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, all volumes, Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Melbourne.
Wrigley, J and Fagg, M (2013), Australian Native Plants: Cultivation, Use in Landscaping and Propagation (6th Edition), Reed New Holland, Chatswood, New South Wales

Journals:

Numerous issues of the Society’s journal “Australian Plants” are particularly useful for those interested in growing members of the Goodeniaceae.

Articles on members of the Goodeniaceae can be found using the indexes to ‘Australian Plants’ that can be downloaded from the main Resources menu. Searching these for ‘Goodeniaceae’ will find numerous references to many genera within the family.

Of particular interest is Issue 224 (Spring 2015) of “Australian Plants” in which the entire issue features members of the family. The contents of the issue include:

The family members
The anthers not-free species: Lechenaultia, Anthotium, Dampiera, Diaspasis, Brunonia
The anthers free species: Goodenia, Scaevola, Velleia, Verreauxia and Pentaptilon, Coopernookia, Selliera
Propagating the Goodeniaceae

Internet:

Lechenaultia biloba (from ‘Gardening With Angus’).
Lechenaultia biloba (from National Botanic Gardens).
Lechenaultia formosa (from National Botanic Gardens).
Scaevola aemula (from National Botanic Gardens).
Goodenia hederacea (from National Botanic Gardens).
Goodenia humilis (from National Botanic Gardens).
Goodenia macmillanii (from National Botanic Gardens).
Goodenia ovata – prostrate form (from ‘Gardening With Angus’).
Dampiera diversifolia (from National Botanic Gardens).
Dampiera diversifolia (from ‘Gardening With Angus’).
Dampiera stricta (from ‘Gardening With Angus’).

See also the Plant Profiles section for information on other Goodeniaceae.