Plant in full sun in a very well-drained soil and irrigate regularly. Hardy to at least 20 ° F. As with many Boronia species this plant is not particularly long lived.

The species, Boronia megastigma, grows naturally in winter wet area in far southwestern Western Australia. The name for the genus honors the Italian Botanist Francesco Borone (1769-94) and the specific epithet is comes from the Greek words 'mega' meaning "large" and 'stigma' in reference to the stigma in the flowers of this plant.

This 'Jack Maguire's Red' cultivar was a seedling variant of Boronia megastigma that was selected in 1928 by the late Mr. Jack Maguire of Forest Road, Boronia, Victoria. It was grown in the Australian cut flower industry for many years as Boronia 'Uncle Jack's Red'. It was first accessioned by the University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum in 1992 and became one of their 2004 Koala Blooms Australian Plant Introductions that was sold by San Marcos Growers, Rosendale Nursery, Suncrest Nursery and Monterey Bay Nursery. We grew it from 2004 to 2011 but as pretty as it was, its short life in cultivation promted us to discontinue growing it. 

The information about Boronia megastigma 'Jack Maguire's Red' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.