Banksia robur
“Swamp Banksia”
SHRUB 1.5 TO 2.5 METRES TALLUpright spreading habit. Serrated edge leathery leaves to 30cm long. Blue-green to yellow-green flower spikes to 20cm tall in Dec/May. Interesting seed cones. Frost hardy. Bird attracting. Flowers produce nectar which is bush tucker. Very hardy.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Small Shrubs up to 2m |
| Family | Proteaceae |
| Aspect | Full Sun |
| Soil | Moist, Waterlogged |
| Habitat | Wallum |
| Features | |
| Bird Attracting, Bush Food Plants, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Flying Fox Food Plants, Frost Tolerant Plants, Seaside Plantings | |
| Localities | |
| Acacia Ridge, Algester, Berrinba, Calamvale, Darra, Deagon, Doboy, Drewvale, Ellengrove, Heathwood, Inala, Ipswich area, Karawatha, Larapinta, Lindum, Logan City, Lytton, Meeandah, Myrtletown, North Stradbroke Island, Nudgee Beach, Parkinson, Pine Rivers, Pinkenba, Richlands, Stretton, Sunshine Coast district, Upper Mt Gravatt, Wacol, Wishart, Woolloongabba | |
