Boronia

The Boronia form a kind approximately 90 to 100 Espèces of Buisson S of the family of the Rutaceae. One finds them in all the Australia.

Principal species

Boronia clavata
Boronia falcifolia
Boronia fraseri
Boronia ledifolia
Boronia megastigma
Boronia microphylla
Boronia weakened
Boronia ovata
Boronia will safrolifera
Boronia serrulata (Native pink)

Habitat

the boronias push in the sparse forests and wood. They are found only seldom daN the arid or too wet regions.

Culture

The boronias are cultivated for their flowers scented especially the species B. megastigma which one extracts from the essential oils used in perfumery. They are generally rather difficult to cultivate. They indeed claim an excellent drainage of the ground (sandy ground), a certain moisture of the air and a light shade. The reproduction by seed is very difficult, one prefers the reproduction by cutting to him.

External bonds

Australian site on this kind of plants

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