| Species |
|
Description |
Banksia
baueri
Possum Banksia |
 |
Dense
rounded shrub to 3m. Attractive foliage. Very large soft hairy
flowers in spring. Most soils. |
| Banksia blechnifolia |
 |
Prostrate creeping shrub to 2m. Attractive red
cones spring/summer. Well-drained soils. Sand binding. |
Banksia
ericifolia
Heath Banksia |
|
Large
shrub to 7m. Orange red flowers in winter and spring. Most
soils and some coastal exposure. |
Banksia
grandis
Bull Banksia |
 |
Large
shrub to 6m. Ornamental foliage with large yellow cones Spring
and summer. Well-drained soils. Tolerates dryness and salt
soils. |
Banksia
menziesii
Menzies Banksia |
 |
Small
tree with attractive foliage and reddish flowers in autumn
and winter. Well-drained soils. |
Banksia
occidentalis
Red Swamp Banksia |
 |
Large
shrub or small tree to 7m, fine foliage with abundant red
flower spikes in summer and autumn. Most sandy soils. Tolerates
salt, lime and frost. |
Banksia
praemorsa
Cut Leaf Banksia |
 |
Shapely
medium to large shrub to 4m, short toothed leaves and large
wine to purple flower spikes in winter and spring. Well-drained
soils. Tolerates salt, lime and dryness. Coastal gardens and
windbreaks. |
Banksia
prionotes
Acorn or Orange Banksia |
 |
Large
spreading shrub or small tree to 10m, long narrow scalloped
leaves, large orange flower spikes in autumn and winter. Very
well drained soils. Tolerates salt, lime and dryness. Coastal
plantings and cut flower. |
| Beaufortia
schaueri |
 |
Small
shrub 1m. Pink flowers in spring. Well-drained soil. Tolerates
dryness. Usually frost resistant. |
Beaufortia
sparsa
Swamp Bottlebrush |
 |
Erect
shrub to 3m, dark green foliage crowded along branches, striking
scarlet brush flowers late summer and autumn. Well-drained
soils. Tolerates frost. Good cut flower. |
Bossiaea
linophylla
WA Sun Bush |
 |
Small
shrub to 2m. Yellow and red pea flowers in spring. Hardy fast
growing. Reasonable drainage. Good small screen. |