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Banksia ericifolia

Banksia ericifolia           Heath Banksia

Dense shrub with fine foliage and striking, dark orange brushes in autumn-winter-spring. 2-4mx1.5-2m. Attracts honeyeaters. Beautiful screen or tall hedge. Well drained, sunny to lightly shaded sites.

Banksia Giant Candles

Banksia            ‘Giant Candles’

Medium to tall, bushy shrub with fine green leaves. Very long orange flower spikes are produced in autumn-winter-spring. Loved by honeyeaters. 2-3mx2-3m. Well drained sites in sun to partial shade.


Banksia grandis         Bull Banksia

Attractive large shrub to medium tree with long, triangular-toothed leaves. Spectacular large golden brushes in spring-summer. 3-6mx3-6m. Bird attracting. Well drained, dry and coastal, sunny to lightly shaded sites.

Banksia praemorsa

Banksia praemorsa            Cut-Leaf Banksia

Small to medium shrub with dense, toothed, grey-green foliage. Showy and unique deep wine-red brushes in spring. 1.5-4mx1-3m. Attracts honeyeaters. Well drained, dry and coastal, sunny to lightly shaded sites.
Banksia spinulosa

Banksia spinulosa         Hairpin Banksia

Bushy shrub with fine, linear foliage. Beautiful golden brushes with dark styles in late autumn-early spring. 1.5-2.5mx1-3m. Loved by honeyeaters. Well drained to dry, sunny to lightly shaded sites.

Callistemon citrinus

Callistemon citrinus        Crimson Bottlebrush

Hardy, dense shrub with grey-pink hairy new growth. Bright red bottlebrush flowers in spring-summer. 2-3mx2-3m. Bird attracting. Well drained to wet soils in a sunny to lightly shaded position. Prune after flowering.

Callistemon phoeniceus

Callistemon phoeniceus              Fiery Bottlebrush

Small to medium, spreading, sometimes open shrub with grey-green foliage. Bright red bottlebrushes in spring-summer. 0.6-2mx2-4m. Attracts birds. Well drained, dry or wet soils in a sunny or shaded position. Prune lightly after flowering.

Callistemon rugulosus (=macropunctatus)            Scarlet Bottlebrush

Medium to large shrub with dense foliage. Showy, gold-tipped red brushes in late spring-summer. 2-4mx2-4m. Attracts honeyeaters. Well drained to wet soils in full or filtered sun position.
Calothamnus villosus

Calothamnus villosus        Silky Net Bush Silky Net-Bush

Small to medium shrub with soft, hairy, grey-green needle foliage. Scarlet brushes in spring-summer attract honeyeaters. 1.5-2mx1.5-2m. Well drained to dry, sunny to lightly shaded sites.
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