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Banksia spinulosa Birthday Candles PBR

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Banksia spinulosa Birthday Candles PBR

3600

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Birthday Candles Banksia is a vigorous, evergreen dwarf shrub with needle-type foliage and bright golden flower spikes in autumn and winter. As with most banksias, they attract birds to the garden and are splendid when in flower as this variety is so prolific. Plant Birthday Candles in coastal gardens, wildlife gardens, rockeries, mass groundcover plantings, and in pots and containers. Prune as required after flowering to maintain dense growth. Feed with a slow-release native fertiliser during spring

Soil: Plant in a light very-well-drained soil
Conditions: Sunny position. Frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 0.40m x width 0.5-1m

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Banksia ericifolia Red Rover

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Banksia ericifolia Red Rover

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$26.00

Banksia ericifolia Red Rover has stunning, deep red-terracotta cylindrical flowers up to 25cm long! It has an open habit with fine, heathery, pale green small leaves providing a colourful contrast to the show-stopping flowers. This adaptable banksia forms an excellent screen plant and is adored by native birds and bees. The seed pods are decorative as are the flowers. Feed with a slow-release native fertiliser during spring.

Soil: Plant in well-drained soil with neutral to acid pH.
Conditions: Full sun to semi-shade. Salt, frost, drought, humid and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

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Banksia blechnifolia

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Banksia blechnifolia

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$22.00

The ground cover Banksia blechnifolia is an Australian native known for its fantastic blooms ranging in colour from red, pink, orange and brown. This variety offers stunning serrated, reddish foliage resembling a fern, and the shrub grows wide rather than tall. Use it as an eye-catching feature shrub or as a pot plant for a large container. Blechnifolia requires a low phosphorus fertiliser - preferably in early spring.

Soil: Sandy, well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Wind, salt, coastal, drought and frost tolerant.
Size: Height 0.5m x width 4m

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Banksia integrifolia Sentinel

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Banksia integrifolia Sentinel

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Banksia integrifolia Sentinel is a striking Australian native with an upright, narrow growth habit and dense, dark green foliage that flashes a silvery underside in the breeze. From summer through to mid-winter it produces large, lemon-coloured flower spikes that attract honeyeaters and bees. This evergreen banksia is ideal for coastal gardens and works beautifully in flower beds, borders, or as a natural screen. Its tall, slender form makes it perfect for adding structure and a vibrant splash of colour to the landscape while supporting local wildlife.

Soil: Prefers a well-drained, humus-rich soil and is suited to sandy soils.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. Frost tolerant to –10C, drought and coast hardy.
Size: Height 1.5-3m x width 0.6-1m

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Banksia spinulosa Honey Pots

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Banksia spinulosa Honey Pots

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Banksia Honey Pots is an attractive, native dwarf shrub producing long slender golden cylindrical flowers from autumn to spring, with a glorious fragrance of honey. The native flowers attract birds, bees and butterflies to the garden. Plant Honey Pots in coastal gardens, wildlife gardens, rockeries, and pots and containers. Prune as required after flowering to maintain dense growth. Feed with a slow-release native fertiliser during spring

Soil: Light, well-drained soil. Suits acid to mildly alkaline soils.
Conditions: Sunny position. Light frost, salt and coastal tolerant
Size: Height 0.80-1m x width 0.80-1m

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Banksia robur Swamp Banksia

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Banksia robur Swamp Banksia

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Banksia robur, the swamp banksia, is a dramatic-looking banksia with bright russet new growth, big green leaves, metallic green buds, and impressive gold-tan flower spikes. The hardy native looks good in grouped plantings, wildlife gardens, and along fence lines and driveways. Seed pods are decorative for indoor arrangements as are the banksias themselves. Prune as required to maintain compact growth. Feed with a slow-release native fertiliser during spring.

Soil: Plant in a well-drained sandy or loam soil with neutral-acid pH and regular water. Will tolerate moist, even wet, soil in full sun.
Conditions: It needs full sun for best flowering, but will grow in part shade. Coastal, salt, wind and frost tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 2m

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Banksia plagiocarpa

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Banksia plagiocarpa

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Banksia plagiocarpa, or Hinchinbrook Banksia, Blue Banksia or Dallachy's Banksia, is restricted to Hinchinbrook Island in northern Queensland and the adjoining mainland close to the coast. It is a rare species of banksia displaying stunningly attractive blue-grey flowers, growing 5-6 cm in diameter. Banksia plagiocarpa delights from mid-summer to early winter with its unusual cylindrical flower spikes. The new growth is rusty red and covered in red velvety fur. This species will form a nicely shaped shrub and may get sparse and leggy if not pruned. As with all banksia they attract birds and small mammals for their nectar.

Soil: Well-drained and/or sandy soils.
Conditions: Open sunny position. Coastal tolerant and tolerant to high humidity. Grows well on a slight slope.
Size: Height 5m x width 3m

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Banksia spinulosa

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Banksia spinulosa

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Characterised by evergreen, slender-leaved foliage, Banksia spinulosa displays large cylindrical flower spikes in tones of orange to red from autumn through winter. The banksia is best suited for coastal gardens, wildlife gardens( birds adore these plants and are kept busy for ages) hedges and screens.

Soil: Humus-rich, well-drained soils preferred - it will grow in sandy soils.
Conditions: Sunny position. Frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 2m x width 1-1.5m

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