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Dryandra Leaved Banksia

Banksia dryandroides

Dryandra Leaved Banksia
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Banksia dryandroides is a small, much-branched, spreading shrub from south coast Western Australia, up to about 1 m high, with fern-like leaves and squat cylindrical flower spikes. It is a native wildflower best grown in full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; avoid waterlogging and never let the root zone stay soggy.
Soil
Sandy or gravelly, free-draining soil; tolerates poor, low-fertility ground.
Temperature
Mild temperate to subtropical conditions; protect from severe frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
SW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Banksia dryandroides, the dryandra-leaved banksia, is a species of small shrub in the plant genus Banksia. The Noongar peoples know the tree as manyat. It occurs in shrubland, woodland and kwongan on the south coast of Western Australia between Narrikup and Beaufort Inlet. The species is placed alone in series B. ser. Dryandroideae.

How to grow it

Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 30 to 80 days to germinate.

Where it grows

Banksia dryandroides ranges near the south coast of Western Australia from Narrikup to Beaufort Inlet. It grows in clay-loam, sandy loam or gravel-based soils on low-lying areas, in shrubland and low woodland. It is also found on sandstone-based elevated areas in kwongan habitat.

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 dryandroides 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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