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Common Names
Hairpin Banksia
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Botanic Name
Genus: Banksia
Species: spinulosa
Variety:
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Type: Shrub
Family: PROTEACEAE
Origins: Eastern Australia
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Wind: Wind/Salt tolerant
Growth: Medium
Frost: Hardy
Evergreen: Yes
Native: Yes
Height: 2m
Width: 2m
Position
Feature
Hedges / Screens
Rockery
Shrubbery
RETAIL Availability
Easy to find
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Flower Colour
Golden
Orange
Flowering Time
(Southern Hemisphere)
April
May
June
July
August
September
Climate Zone
Zone: 9
Zone: 10
Zone: 11
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Overview
A hardy, evergreen shrub with narrow green leaves (needle like) and striking erect cone flowers that are produced in winter and are attractive to birds.
They have a rather sprawling habit but remain compact making them very useful landscaping plants in native gardens.
Its dense habit makes for a very good screen or hedge and as they like some shade they go well under taller trees like Eucalypts.
It develops a woody underground rootstock that will sprout freely after fires.
Soil: Most types of soil from poor to rich - will tolerate some waterlogging.
Feed small quantities of blood and bone but avoid over fertilisation.
Maintenance: Easily cultivated, light frosts don't worry it, responds well to pruning to keep tight format.
Beware too much or too strong fertiliser - just a little blood and bone once a year is enough or a specially formulated native fertiliser
These are have less than 3% phosphorous as natives do not respond well to it and it can kill them in higher doses.
Native fertiliser also tends to have a higher than average amount of nitrogen.
Diseases: None of note.
Other Species: 75 species in the Banksia genus.
Comments: Makes great, long lasting, cut flowers
Author: Bob Saunders.
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