Native rose

Description

Boronia serrulata, commonly called the native rose or Sydney rose, is a shrub about 1m high with a 1m spread. It has crowded rhomboid leaves and bright pink cup-shaped flowers with a pleasant fragrance. Like many other Boronias, the leaves are strongly aromatic when crushed . Boronia serrulata was first described by James Edward Smith in 1798. Its natural distribution is restricted to Hawkesbury sandstone of the Sydney basin where it often grows around exposed sandstone outcrops