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Boronia umbellata
Orara boronia is a small, open, aromatic shrub of the citrus family, native to a tiny area of the north coast of New South Wales. It is grown for its dark pink, fragrant flowers and suits a cool, moist, partly shaded spot.
Boronia umbellata, commonly known as the Orara boronia, is a plant in the citrus family Rutaceae and is endemic to a small area on the north coast of New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with many branches, aromatic, pinnate leaves and clusters of up to ten dark pink flowers in the leaf axils.
The Orara boronia grows in and near damp gullies in forest but is only known from a few locations between Lower Bucca and Glenreagh near Coffs Harbour.
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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.
