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Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens

Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens is a subspecies of Banksia rufa from the Proteaceae family, native to southwest Western Australia. Like other Dryandra-type banksias, it is grown for its shrubby form and flowers, and does best in full sun with sharp drainage.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty mix; low in phosphorus and not rich in fertilizer.
Temperature
10–35 °C; tolerates mild frost, protect below -5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Banksia rufa subsp. flavescens is a subspecies of Banksia rufa. It was known as Dryandra ferruginea subsp. flavescens until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele sunk all Dryandra into Banksia. Since the name Banksia ferruginea had already been used, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for D. ferruginea and hence for this subspecies of it. As with other members of Banksia ser. Dryandra, it is endemic to the South West 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 rufa subsp. flavescens 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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