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Banksia

Banksia species and cultivars
Proteaceae

Banksias are not grown in home gardens as often as some other groups of Australian native plants, but they're worth considering especially if you live on the soil types where Banksias tend to occur naturally.

The colours are subtle, but the dramatic forms would certainly work well with contemporary architecture and modernistic garden styles.

Selected garden cultivars with improved horticultural characteristics are available in nurseries. Including the selected forms and hybrids, Banksias are available in a range of plant sizes from small trees to groundcovers.

Some experimentation with different varieties may be required to find one that grows best in your situation.

Some of the Banksias (and other members of Proteaceae) are very sensitive to Phosphorous, so take care with fertilisers.

More information to come in future updates. In the meantime, check out the links at the bottom of the page.


Banksia causes buzz abroad
There's excitement at the UK's Wakehurst Place (a branch of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) at the flowering of their Banksia montana. This is possibly the first time this has been achieved outdoors in that country. More information at the Kew website: Banksia flowers outdoors (Nov 2004)


Links

Queensland
Rusty Banksia (Banksia oliongifolia, Dwarf Banksia) Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Bayside Branch
Swamp Banksia (Banksia robur) Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Bayside Branch

Australia, International
Banksias Australian National Botanic Gardens
The Banksia Page Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Banksias for Sydney The Australian Plants Society - NSW Region
Australian Native Plants A Pruning Fact Sheet The Australian Plants Society - NSW Region

Wallum Banksia Banksia aemula (includes hints on how to distinguish it from B. serrata) Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
On the Brink - 10 (Banksia cuneata) Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Banksia ericifolia subsp. ericifolia Australian National Botanic Gardens
Heath Banksia (Banksia ericfolia) Western Power, West Australia
Plant Novelties: Banksia ericifolia Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, California
Plants of the Kakadu region Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia (Banksia dentata)
Banksia integrifolia Species Bank, Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Coastal banksia (Banksia integrifolia) Factsheet download page Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland Govt.
Logan City Council floral emblem (Banksia integrifolia, Coast Banksia
Banksia oblongifolia by Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Banksia oblongifolia by Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc. Sydney
Starlight's Banksia (B.paludosa subsp.astrolux) Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Banksia praemorsa Botany Photo of the Day, University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
Banksia robur Australian National Botanic Gardens
A Very Beaut Banksia! Banksia robur Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Banksia spinulosa Australian National Botanic Gardens
Growing Banksias in Northern Victoria Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Banksias and Drought Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

The Propagation of Banksia Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Banksias Discussion of Banksia production for cut flowers. Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (PDF)

Using Fertilisers in the Native Garden Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Phosphorus and Iron Nutrition in Australian Native Plants Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Phosphorus Needs of Some Australian Plants Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants
Phosphorus toxicity in native and proteaceous plants Department of Primary Industries, Victoria
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