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Sweet boronia Boronia megastigma

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Watering Sweet boroniaTenere asciutto
If we decide to grow a specimen of the Sweet boronia in a container, we should remember that it will have slightly different needs compared to a specimen grown in the ground: we should pay more attention to its water and nutritional needs and check more often for possible development of parassites. Let’s avoid watering the The Sweet boronia excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water .

Generalities Sweet boronia
The development of the The Sweet boronia is erect; in genereral in the lower part they have a pretty bare stem, while p many ramifications develop towards the top. Sweet boronia Is an evergreen; during spring iIt assumes a greenred colouring; the adult specimens are small in size and reach 80 cm high. These plants are shrubs.

Exposure Sweet boroniaSole pieno
Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light. When the minimum temperatures are very low we can protec the more sensible brushes by covering their roots with dry leaves or straw.We suggest growing the The Sweet boronia In the house or in a warmed greenhouse; when the minimum temperatures go past 15°C it is possible to move them outside.

Watering Sweet boroniaTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the The Sweet boronia excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . If we decide to grow a specimen of the Sweet boronia in a container, we should remember that it will have slightly different needs compared to a specimen grown in the ground: we should pay more attention to its water and nutritional needs and check more often for possible development of parassites.

Treatments Sweet boronia
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Soil Sweet boronia
The Sweet boronia favours specific soils for acidophilic plants, with a good drainage.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
6
0
0
1
0
1
continental
5
0
0
2
0
1
mediterranean
4
0
0
3
0
1

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Notes Sweet boronia

We suggest cultivating the The Sweet boronia in a specific soil for acidophilic plants. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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