Boronia crenulata
Aniseed boronia
Boronia are Australian evergreen plants with very fragrant bell-shaped or cup-shaped (depending on the variety) flowers. The plants are frost-tender, and in cooler climes are suitable for growing in a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory. Boronia crenulata has small aromatic leaves and bears cup-shaped lilac-pink flowers in late Winter and early Spring - or, where the climate suits them, can flower all year round
Contributed by @sarah-l
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Aniseed boronia
Latin name
Boronia crenulata
type
evergreen perennial
family
Rutaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.20 M
1.20 M
Boronia crenulata
Boronia are Australian evergreen plants with very fragrant bell-shaped or cup-shaped (depending on the variety) flowers. The plants are frost-tender, and in cooler climes are suitable for growing in a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory. Boronia crenulata has small aromatic leaves and bears cup-shaped lilac-pink flowers in late Winter and early Spring - or, where the climate suits them, can flower all year round
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in lime-free, neutral to acid, fertile, moist, free-draining soil in full sun or partial shade, or, if in an area where frost is a possibility, plant in a container containing ericaceous compost, and place the container in bright light - but if under glass, protect from scorching sun.
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
The very fragrant, 4-petalled cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers appear in late Winter to early Spring
Propagating by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
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