Botanical Name: Common Names:
Boronia hybrida Magenta Stars Boronia,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Boronia Magenta Stars is a upright, bushy shrub from Western Australia. This native has aromatic narrow, green foliage and waxy, bell shaped magenta flowers in Spring. Flowers are have a delicate and pleasing perfume, plant where this can be appreciated, use also as a cut flower and in containers. Grows 1m tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers well drained, slightly acidic soil in a sunny position. Prune after flowering and fertilise with a low phosphorus long term slow release fertiliser.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rutaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate