Botanical Name: Common Names:
Banksia occidentalis Red Swamp Banksia, Waterbush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
An erect bushy shrub or small tree growing to around 5m but can get bigger in the wild. It can thrive in poorly drained sites that get seasonally waterlogged. With shiny bright green narrow leaves that have a white underside and grey-brown bark is smooth with bright red cylindrical flower spikes that occur in summer through into winter and can spot flower other times of the year.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Wind Break, 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: Grey
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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