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Proteaceae
Coast Banksia
Banksia integrifolia
Coastal strength and reliability.
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Banksia
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Fall, Winter
- Type
- tree
- Height
- 15-50 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- It was one of the first Australian plants collected by Joseph Banks at Botany Bay in 1770.
- The cylindrical flower spikes can contain up to 1,000 individual flowers, rich in nectar.
- Aboriginal Australians soaked the nectar-rich flowers in water to make a sweet drink.
- It is the most widely distributed of all banksia species, found along the entire eastern Australian coast.
- The woody seed cones can remain on the tree for years and some only open after bushfire, releasing seeds into the cleared landscape.
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reliability
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steadfastness