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Banksia ashbyi

Species
  • Icon of shrub form Shrub
  • Icon of tree form Tree
Family Proteaceae
Common names Ashbys Banksia, Banksia

Climatic Suitability
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Banksia ashbyi: whole plant
Credit: Thiele, K © Australian National Botanic Gardens, (1987)
Banksia ashbyi: flower
Credit: Timothy Hammer
Banksia ashbyi: seed pod
Credit: Timothy Hammer
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Form

Height in cultivation 2 – 8 m
Spread in cultivation 2 – 5 m
Origin Native
Flower colour Orange, yellow
Flower period autumn, spring, summer
Leaf colour Green
Leaf loss Evergreen
Canopy area 19.6 m2
Canopy shape Rounded, spreading

Site

Urban space type Garden
Use cut flowers, feature, playground friendly, screen, shade, windbreak
Soil texture clay, loam, sand
Soil pH acidic, alkaline, neutral
Soil Volume 2 – 12 m3
Water use Low

Performance

Shade tolerance Full sun Part shade
Tolerance High drought
Moderate frost
High coastal
Growth rate Fast
Biodiversity Bird Insect Pollinator
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Climate Suitability

Climate suitability

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