RUTACEAE

Swamp Boronia

 

rarely >0.5m (50cm) 

White or pale pink flowers axillary or terminal, crowded towards the tops of stems. 

Capsule 

Small, weak shrub with elliptical leaves to 2 cm. May be prostrate, trailing. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Heath; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest 

Widespread and abundant in wet heaths in Tas 

Moist; Shady; Waterlogged 

 

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained 

Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Suitable below powerlines. 

Collect seed in bag placed over ripening fruit and tie firmly around stem; remove when seed has been shed into bag. or spread sheeting on ground and hold in place with stones; seed will fall naturally when mature 

Smoke 

 

 

Difficult to grow from seed. Can be sown directly into individual pots, not requiring pricking out. Cover with thin layer of dry twigs, leaves, straw or shredded paper; set alight and keep burning for about 5 mins; allow soil to cool, water well and place where plants receive only morning sun and protection from wind 

 

No 

 

 

No 

Propagate from cuttings. Subject to root rot.