Banksia Giant Candles

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$8.70

Massive orange flowers which native birds will love even more than you do. Hybrid banksia, and like all mongrels is tough and resilient - grows inland or at the coast, through frost or drought, in sand or clay, tropical or temperate climates.

image: Tatters via Flickr artwork: White breasted honeyeaters by Max Fulcher via Flickr.

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Description

Banksia ericifolia x spinulosa 'Giant Candles'
APPEARANCE : Hybrid large banksia bred in Queensland, grown for its very large (40cm) orange flowers through autumn-winter, even into spring. Bushy branches of slender leaves.
USE FOR : Wildlife gardens, native gardens, feature shrub.
PLANTING : Plant in a well drained in a sunny position for best flowering season.
CARE : Prune as required after flowering to maintain dense growth. Feed with a slow release native fertiliser during spring - Banksia are phosphorus-sensitive so the P ratio of the fertiliser needs to be under 3%. Add supplementary iron if foliage starts to yellow.
HEIGHT & WIDTH : 4m H x 3m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
What is tubestock?