About
'Ice Charlotte' is a perennial shrub featuring dark green, fragrant, needle-like foliage. In spring, it produces small, white, bell-shaped flowers that are notably aromatic.
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
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower, Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow outdoors in sheltered, frost-free areas, in acid or neutral, moist but well-drained preferably sandy soil, in full sun or partial shade. Under glass, grow in lime-free potting compost, in good light but shaded from hot sun, with good ventilation. Feed monthly while in growth with phosphate-free fertiliser. Water sparingly in winter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 10, after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer
- Pest resistance
- Glasshouse red spider mite may be a problem under glass
- Disease resistance
- Generally problem free