Boronia heterphylla - Red Boronia Japanese Gardens

Boronia heterphylla - Red Boronia Japanese GardensBoronia heterophylla, commonly known as Red Boronia, is a graceful evergreen shrub from Western Australia prized for its profusion of vivid, bell shaped flowers and delightfully fragrant foliage. Its slender, arching branches are clothed in fine, narrow green leaves that create a soft, airy texture throughout the year. From late winter through spring, the plant becomes covered with masses of pendulous, deep pink to magenta flowers that hang along the

the flowers come out in late February or early March among the first to bloom here in our gardens

The main flush of bloom appears in spring

are not bothered by dear

The group became known as the 'Walloper' group

The rich red flowering rhododendron is R

and tends to spread horizontally with its blue-gray needles

Given the parents

dry location

In colder climates it can be semi evergreen and is deer and rabbit resistant

3 ft tall x 4 ft wide in 10 years

perhaps 8 ft

double form of helleboro that is seen in the late winter