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Proteaceae
Scarlet Banksia
Banksia coccinea
Bold beauty and wild spirit.
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Banksia
- Native to
- Western Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 6-25 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, acidic, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flower heads contain over 1,000 individual flowers arranged in a striking cylindrical spike.
- It is one of the most sought-after banksias in the international cut flower trade.
- The genus Banksia is named after Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist who accompanied Captain Cook.
- Scarlet Banksia is highly sensitive to the root-rot pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi, which threatens wild populations.
- Honey possums, tiny marsupials weighing less than an ounce, are important pollinators of this species.
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boldness
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wild beauty