Banksia is a genus of around 80 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting “cones” and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres tall.
The character most commonly associated with Banksia is the flower spike, an elongated inflorescence consisting of a woody axis covered in tightly-packed pairs of flowers attached at right angles. A single flower spike generally contains hundreds or even thousands of flowers; the most recorded is around 6000 on inflorescences of B. grandis.
Our collection of Banksia:
Banksia blechnifolia
Banksia canei
Banksia ericifolia
Banksia formosa
Banksia grandis
Banksia integrifolia
Banksia littoralis
Banksia marginata
Banksia oblongifolia
Banksia occidentalis
Banksia petiolaris
Banksia praemorsa
Banksia repens
Banksia robur
Banksia seminuda
Banksia serrata
Banksia speciosa
Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii
Banksia verticillata
