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 displayed on this page about Boronia megastigma 'Jack Maguire's Red' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.