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Rutaceae
Brown Boronia
Boronia megastigma
Rare and exotic beauty.
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Boronia
- Native to
- Western Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 2-3 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- acidic, sandy, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It produces one of the most intoxicating fragrances in the plant world — a complex blend of freesia, raspberry, and musk.
- The essential oil is extremely expensive, valued in perfumery at prices rivaling rose and jasmine absolute.
- The flowers are unusual in being brown on the outside and yellow inside, a rare color combination in nature.
- It is notoriously difficult to cultivate outside its native habitat, often dying without apparent cause.
- The genus Boronia is named after Francesco Borone, an Italian botanist who was killed during a plant-collecting expedition in 1794.
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