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Boronia imlayensis
Mount Imlay boronia is a small native shrub to about 1 m, found only on a sandstone ridge near the summit of Mount Imlay in far southern New South Wales. It is critically endangered and not known to be in cultivation, so it is a conservation species rather than a garden plant.
Boronia imlayensis, commonly known as the Mount Imlay boronia, is a shrub of the genus Boronia which has been recorded only on the sandstone ridge near the summit of Mount Imlay, in southern New South Wales. A small shrub to 1 m (3 ft) high with pinnate leaves and pink to white flowers, it is found in eucalypt woodland.
The species is unknown in cultivation. Boronias in general are sensitive to dieback and tend to be short-lived.
The species is found only in eucalypt woodland on a ridge atop Mount Imlay in Mount Imlay National Park near Eden in far southern New South Wales.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boronia imlayensis 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.
