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Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia

Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia
Photo: Casliber, CC BY-SA 3.0

Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia is a sprawling, fire-tolerant shrub from Western Australia's north-west coast, distinguished from the tree-form subspecies by its lignotuber and grey-green leaves. It is a wild coastal dune plant and is rarely grown, so care advice is limited.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; it is adapted to dry coastal conditions.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or free-draining soil, as on coastal dunes.
Temperature
Warm, frost-free climate; tolerates heat and dry conditions; protect below about 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate

About

Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia is a shrubby, fire-tolerant subspecies of Banksia ashbyi. It is the lignotuberous form of the species, and occurs along the north-west coast of Western Australia, between Carnarvon and North West Cape.

Where it grows

Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia grows on coastal dunes amongst low shrubland, from Quobba, just north of Carnarvon, north to North West Cape.

Other Banksia plants

Banksia acanthopoda · Prickly Banksia · Banksia acuminata · Wallum Banksia · Banksia alliacea · Cactus Dryandra · Northern Banksia · Yilgarn Dryandra · Banksia archaeocarpa · Banksia arctotidis · Banksia armata var. armata · Banksia armata var. ignicida

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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