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Scientific Name
Boronia anemonifolia
Family Name
RUTACEAE
Common Name
Stinking Boronia, Sticky Boronia
Status
Height
1.0m - 2.0m (100-200cm)
Flowers
In stalked clusters, often 3 clusters on a stalk and each cluster up to 3 pink and white flowers
Fruit
Capsule
Form
Erect shrub, variable in leaf size. Leaves are long stalked, sticky and very glandular.
Municipalities
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Heath; Dry hillsides
Habitat Notes
Local in the south on dry hillsides and near the north coast.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. When leaching to grow from seed, and after nicking the hard seed coat, wrap the seeds in a muslin bag. Tie the bag at the top and secure in a container, say a bucket or watering can, under a running tap for about 10-14 days. The bag may be secured in a toilet cistern where seeds are leached when toilet is flushed. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seeds released from a capsule that splits on maturity ejecting the seeds. only 1-2 weeks between ripening of first and last seeds. cut mature capsules, dry until open to release seed. clean with a fine sieve
Seed Treatment Method
Leaching
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Very difficult to grow from seed. Seed is also subject to insect predation . Viable seed will sink if soaked overnight in water. Most commonly recommended treatment is nicking the hard seed coat, then leaching* for 10-14 days. Results are unreliable. * (see General notes)
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Usually grown from cuttings.
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