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Boronia Lutea 2.5L
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Small evergreen shrub with fine aromatic yellow-green foliage and hanging cup.
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A colourful feature shrub Boronia Lutea compliments mixed garden beds andborders. An excellent cut flower specimen for indoor decoration. Thrives ina partly shaded position with moist, well drained soil. Lightly prune afterflowering to maintain bushy growth, regular summer watering and mulchingwill help to prolong plant life. It has small leaves and small cup-shapedflowers, which occur in spring. The plant is quite striking in that theflowers are bright yellow inside whilst the exterior is an interestingred-brown colour. The flowers have a wonderful fragrance and are used inthe production of essential oils.

Planting Guide
Likemany boronias, Boronia megastigma can be quite difficult to grow from seeddue to their dormancy and thick coating that prevents germination, however,the plant can be quite successfully grown from cuttings. Growing Boroniamegastigma in a pot allows conditions to be controlled and kept consistentas it requires cool, moist and well-drained soil, doing best in dappledshade. Mulching is useful to keep soil moist, as long as soil isfree-draining as plants are prone to root rot. The plant is sensitive towarm westerly winds in summer, so if grown in areas where such winds arelikely it is recommended that it be placed on the east side of a wall orbehind a windbreak of trees or shrubs. B. megastigma is adapted tonutrient-deficient soils and does not need fertilising, however it respondsto application of slow release fertiliser after flowering. It does not dowell in the tropics, requiring a cool period to initiate flowering. Anumber of attractive cultivars exist including 'Harlequin' with red andyellow striped flowers, 'Jack Maguire's Red' a red form, and a yellow formcalled 'Lutea'. People growing Boronia megastigma tend to bedisappointed in its relatively short lifespan, as it is a naturallyfast-growing but short-lived plant in the wild. This can be mediated byregular but not harsh pruning after flowering in spring. Pruning is notrecommended during times of stress. Many gardeners attest that thefragrance of B. megastigma definitely make it a worthwhile species togrow.