Banksia media
Image by: Kevin Sparrow
This shrub is a tough dense highly ornamental banksia with long bright yellow scented cylindrical flowers in winter to summer and broad dark green leaves with toothed edges that grows between two and four metres tall. It grows in full sun to part shade, in well drained soils, is quite tolerant of slaty wind and can be used as a windbreak, shade tree or specimen tree.
Form
ShrubHeight
2-3m Flowering Time
- Winter
- Spring
Plant Origin
Native Maintenance
- Low
Light
- Sun
- Part Shade
Water Requirement
LowTolerates
- Heavy and Clay soil
- Sandy Soil
- Lime / Alkaline Soil
- Dry conditions
- Some Coastal Exposure
- Full Coastal Exposure
Biodiversity Benefits
- Birds
- Nectar and Pollen
Natural Occurence
Bush Tucker Plant
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