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Boronia citriodora
Lemon-scented boronia is a Tasmanian shrub, growing erect to about 3 m or sometimes prostrate, valued for its lemon-scented foliage and small white to pink flowers from November to February. It tolerates a wide range of conditions, including sun, shade, wind, frost and varied soils, which makes it fairly easy to grow in temperate gardens.
Boronia citriodora, commonly known as lemon-scented boronia, lemon plant or lemon thyme, is a woody shrub that is endemic to Tasmania. It has pinnate leaves and white to pink flowers that are arranged singly or in groups of up to seven, in the leaf axils or on the ends of the branches.
Boronia citriodora is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in gardens. It tolerates sun, shade, wind, heavy frost; and dry, sandy or waterlogged soils.
Lemon-scented boronia grows in heath, woodland and near rainforest, often in rocky places.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boronia citriodora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
