ed ▁edges ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁p ink , ▁white ▁or ▁green ▁four - pet alled ▁flowers ▁arranged ▁at ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁st ems . ▁ ▁Description ▁Bor onia ▁par v if l ora ▁is ▁a ▁weak , ▁low ▁shr ub ▁that ▁grows ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁gl ab r ous ▁branch lets . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁simple , ▁sess ile , ▁elli ptic ▁to ▁egg - sh aped , ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁fine ▁teeth ▁along ▁the ▁edges . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁sometimes ▁re dd ish ▁or ▁pur pl ish , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁side . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁arranged ▁sing ly ▁or ▁in ▁groups ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁leaf ▁ax ils ▁or ▁on ▁the ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁branches , ▁on ▁a ▁p edic el ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁four ▁sep als ▁are ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁tri angular , ▁green ▁or ▁red , ▁gl ab r ous ▁and ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁four ▁pet als ▁are ▁pale ▁to ▁bright ▁p ink , ▁white ▁or ▁sometimes ▁green , ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁length ▁as ▁the ▁sep als ▁and ▁have ▁their ▁bases ▁over la pping . ▁The ▁stam ens ▁are ▁hair y ▁and ▁the ▁st igma ▁is ▁minute . ▁There ▁are ▁eight ▁stam ens ▁in ▁the ▁flowers ▁of ▁plants ▁in ▁Queensland , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Tas mania ▁but ▁sometimes ▁only ▁four ▁or ▁six ▁in ▁those ▁of ▁western ▁Victoria ▁and ▁South ▁Australia . ▁Flow ering ▁mainly ▁occurs ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁March . ▁The