Banksia spinulosa

Label description

Hairpin Banksia. Bushy shrub 2-4mH x 2-4mW, narrow toothed leaves, pale below. Honey coloured flowers with purplish spines in autumn/winter. For well-drained acid soils in sun or part shade. Suitable under Eucalypts. Bird plant.

Family

Proteaceae

Genus

Banksia

Species

spinulosa

Form

Parentage

Category

Large Shrub

Distribution

Dry sclerophyll forests in Victoria, New South Wales, north to the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland

Height

2-4 metres

Width

2-4 metres

Suggested use

Screen

Drainage

Draining Soils

Frost tolerance

Tolerates -7 degrees

Flowering months

March to August

Sun tolerance

Part Shade

Flower colour

Gold

Rating

J.Geue (1,), S.Cudmore (2,3,4), J.Carter (4), F.Fradd (5)