Banksia spinulosa
Plant name: Hairpin banksia
Plant type: shrubs / bushes / trees
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Origin: NSW, QLD.
Cultural notes: A very hardy shrub that prefers well-drained soils in full sun or part shade.
Maintenance: Can be pruned to maintain shape.
Tolerates: Tolerant of drought, frost and salt spray.
Flowering season: Autumn and winter.
Flower colour: Flower spikes to 18cm long. Orange-yellow with hooked styles that are deep maroon in colour.
Foliage colour: Narrow linear leaves, dark green on top with pale wooly undersides. Toothed apex and margins.
Width: Up to 1.5m
Height: Up to 1.5m
Plant spacing: 50cm apart
Recommended uses: Attractive compact feature plant, particularly useful in coastal gardens. Bird attracting.
Description: A hardy rounded shrub growing to 1.5m in height and width. Flower grow to 20cm in length and are yellow with bronze-orange hooked styles.