RUTACEAE

Stinking Boronia, Sticky Boronia

 

1.0m - 2.0m (100-200cm) 

In stalked clusters, often 3 clusters on a stalk and each cluster up to 3 pink and white flowers 

Capsule 

Erect shrub, variable in leaf size. Leaves are long stalked, sticky and very glandular. 

 

Coastal Vegetation; Heath; Dry hillsides 

Local in the south on dry hillsides and near the north coast. 

Dry; Shady 

 

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained 

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. 

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 

Leaching 

 

 

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) 

 

 

 

 

 

Usually grown from cuttings.