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Banksia Oblongifolia

Rebel Gardener — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:59:23 +0000

Banksia Oblongifolia, native to Queensland and New South Wales, is another Banksia that isn’t often seen in cultivation and home gardens. I first came across it about 10 years ago and planted it in my mother’s garden where it grew into a narrow spindly shrub about 1.5 m tall that probably only ever had about [...]

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Banksia Seminuda Flowers

Rebel Gardener — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:34:51 +0000

Banksia Seminuda is a tree that can grow up to 25 m in it’s natural habitat growing alongside streams in Western Australia. Unfortunately though, it is rarely seen in cultivation as it does have some very desirable features such as it’s adaptability to different soil types, it’s reasonably fast growth rate and of course it’s [...]

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Banksia Ericifolia

Rebel Gardener — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:12:39 +0000

There are several varieties and subspecies of Banksia Ericifolia that are available in nurseries today. Some are more garden worthy than others. In my last garden I grew two different varieties. The first was a variety called “Little Eric”. This was a great little Banksia that only grows to about 1.5 m in height with [...]

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Banksia Seminuda

Rebel Gardener — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:10:15 +0000

Banksia Seminuda, a little known Tree that is under used in Gardens. This is a Banksia that I first saw in a book about 10 years ago. I found it interesting right from the start because it was one of the few Banksias that grow into a tall tree. It had a narrow upright habit [...]

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