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Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea

Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea
Photo: Cas Liber, CC BY-SA 2.5

Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea is a subspecies of Banksia laevigata, a shrub native to the Southwest of Western Australia. It is grown in gardens where its native sandy, well-drained conditions can be matched, and it is best given full sun and dry, low-nutrient soil.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; avoid waterlogging and do not overwater.
Soil
Sandy, free-draining, low-phosphorus soil; avoid rich potting mix and fertilisers high in phosphorus.
Temperature
Tolerant of mild to warm temperatures; frost tolerance is limited, so protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate

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Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea is a subspecies of Banksia laevigata. It is native to the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia.

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 laevigata subsp. fuscolutea 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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