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Boronia jensziae

Boronia jensziae
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Boronia jensziae is an erect, densely branched shrub up to about 2 m tall, endemic to Hinchinbrook Island in Queensland, with pink to white four-petalled flowers. It is a rare wild species and is not commonly grown in gardens, so care is based on general knowledge of boronias.

Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly during dry spells and keep the root zone evenly moist without waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic, humus-rich soil or a fine potting mix.
Temperature
Suited to a seasonally dry tropical climate; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Boronia jensziae, commonly known as Andy Jensz's boronia or Hinchinbrook boronia, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to Hinchinbrook Island in Queensland. It is an erect, densely branched shrub with simple leaves and pink to white, four-petalled flowers usually arranged singly in leaf axils.

Where it grows

Andy Jensz's boronia grows in a variety of habitats including open forest and heath on the summit of Mount Bowman. It is only known from Hinchinbrook Island.

Other Boronia plants

Barbalin boronia · Winged Boronia · Boronia albiflora · Alpine Boronia · Boronia alulata · Boronia amabilis · Boronia amplectens · Boronia anceps · Cyanothamnus anemonifolius · Cyanothamnus quadrangulus · Boronia angustisepala · Boronia anomala

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Boronia jensziae 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.

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