Botanical Name: Common Names:
Banksia integrifolia fastigiata Sentinel Coast Banksia,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
Austraflora has bred and trialed Banksia Sentinel just for those awkward spots and narrow spaces. While it will grow to around two metres high, it only has a spread of a metre or so, and it’s a simple matter of trimming back the offending leaves. This will produce an even denser habit. Large lemon brushes will keep the birds happy from summer through to mid winter, whether you have an inland garden or a first-line coastal plot. You can also grow it as a small windbreak or clip it as a neat hedge. Sentinel is the Designer Plant that landscapers have had on their wishlist for a long time.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Moist but well drained clay loam or sandy soils are all good for Sentinel, and cold temperate to tropical climates will suit it. Fertilise with a native specific fertiliser. After flowering prune to keep desired shape. Images and information courtesy of Austraflora.
Plant Care
Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Proteaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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