Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Banksia cunninghamii synonym: Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii |
| Common Name: | hairpin banksia |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home) |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 2-4 m x 2-5 m |
| Foliage: | Narrow dark green leaves, downy pale brown below, pointed, with a few teeth towards the end, 2-7 cm x 2-5 mm. |
| Flowers: | Orange yellow bottlebrush, April-July. Often pollinated by possums. |
| General Comments: | Banksia plants are a food source and host for many species of native fauna. The pollen presenter of the flower is a swelling of the style end that will attract birds, insects and small marsupial pollinators. Frost tolerant. Birds are attracted to the nectar, insects and seeds. Excellent screening shrub, suitable for underplanting eucalypts. Pruning will encourage bushiness. |
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