Botanical Name: Common Names:
Boronia megastigma Jack Maguire Red Brown Boronia,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded, Upright
Description:
Boronia Jack Maguires Red is an erect, compact shrub with dark green leaves and bright orange red hanging flowers. Geting to about 60cm tall by 45cm wide a fast growing and relatively short lived plant. Used primarily for it's beautiful heady scent, plant where scent can be appreciated for a season.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Scale
Cultural Notes:
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: Orange, Red
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low
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