Banksia

Banksia Care

Banksias

What is the plant

A native Australian flowering plant, Banksia thrives throughout the country. They are drought-tolerant, attractive, and versatile, with flowers that will continuously bloom. They are particularly useful for landscaping, as they can grow into 6 to 12 foot shrubs, and can even be 30 to 60 feet in size as full-size trees. Banksia requires a few things to really grow: sunlight, well-drained soil, and good air circulation

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Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

10a - 11

Difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water regularly, once or twice a week, until established and then water as required.
Pruning
Additionally, while you don’t need to prune your banksia, you can if you want to. When pruning your banksia, you should avoid cutting into any of the old-growth, and instead cut only the new growth back. Prune frequently if you want to control the banksia, so you don’t need to cut it back significantly at any one time.
Fertilizer
Feed banksias each spring and autumn It’s suitable for feeding Australian native plants and will provide slow release organic nutrients to promote healthy leaf growth, strong root development and lots of flowers.

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Sunlight
Choose a sunny spot with well drained soil.
Soil
If the soil is heavy clay based or poorly drained, add gypsum and fork in well to improve drainage and consider planting into a raised mound of well drained soil.
Popularity
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