Banksia marginata

Silver Banksia

  • Banksia
  • 5-10m, 10-20m
  • 3-5m, 5-10m
  • Medium to fast,Slow to medium
  • Evergreen
  • Brown follicle
  • Smooth
  • Drought, Frost
  • Shrub
  • 25cm, 33cm, 42cm
  • Evergreen
  • Full sun,Partial shade
  • This shrub is grown for its habit and flowers.
  • Yellow tubulate
  • Feb - June
  • Tolerates well drained moderately fertile sandy to clay loams.

Overview

This shrub to small tree has a variable habit from upright to spreading with grey bark and may have a lignotuber. It has dark green narrow oblong leaves and the small yellowish tube-shaped flowers occur in a cylindrical head from late summer to autumn.