About
Boronia heterophylla is an upright, bushy evergreen shrub featuring narrow, needle-like leaves that are aromatic and mid-green in color. From spring to early summer, it produces clusters of drooping, bell-shaped flowers in a deep pink hue along its branches.
About the genus
Boronia comprises shrubs characterized by their evergreen leaves, which are frequently aromatic. The plants produce cup- or bell-shaped flowers that may appear individually or in clusters.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Spreading branched, Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens
- Native to
- SW Australia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass grow in lime-free (ericaceous) potting compoost in full light with shade from hot sun. Provide good ventilation. When in growth, water moderately, applying a phosphate-free liquid fertiliser once a month; water sparingly in winter. Outdoors, cultivate in moist but well-drained, ideally sandy, neutral to acid soil in full sun, provide the plants with a cool root run.
- Pruning
- pruning group 10
- Propagation
- Sow seed at 16°C (61°F) in spring. Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in a propagating case with bottom heat in summer.
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite.
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free.