Botanical Name: Common Names:
Banksia ericifolia Red Rover Heath Leaved Banksia, Lantern Banksia, Heath Banksia,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like
Description:
Medium native evergreen shrub with soft green needle-like foliage and large reddish-bronze bottlebrush-like throughout autumn and winter. Drought tolerant and suitable to coastal gardens. Bird attracting. Grows approx 1.8m tall x 2m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Verge, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Proteaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Brown, Orange, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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