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Coast banksia Banksia integrifolia
Also called White honeysuckle
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, flowering
- March, flowering
- April, flowering
- May, flowering
- June, flowering
- July, flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, not flowering
- October, not flowering
- November, not flowering
- December, not flowering
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Tough coastal tree with pale yellow candle flowers through autumn and winter.
A fast-growing banksia from the east coast, handling salt wind and sandy soil. Leaves are dark green above and silvery beneath. Flower spikes feed honeyeaters for months, and the old cones stay on the tree.
In the garden
- Attracts
- Birds and pollinating insects
- Flowers
- Pale yellow cylindrical spikes, 7 to 12 cm long.
- Leaves
- Dark green above, silvery white underneath.
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Subtropical and temperate
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Coast
- Exposed to salt spray
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed
Planting
Plant in full sun with room to spread. A good first line of defence against sea wind.
Care
Needs good drainage. Avoid high-phosphorus fertiliser.
Where it comes from
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria
- Natural range
- Coastal eastern Australia, from central Queensland to Victoria and Bass Strait islands.
Where to buy
Widely available.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Banksia integrifolia on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)