Banksia praemorsa
Cut Leaf Banksia
Banksia praemorsa grows to 4 metres tall. The cylindrical flower spikes are up to 35cm long by 10cm in diameter. The flower colour is wine red but other variations in colour are seen occasionally.
Contributed by @jennylee
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Cut Leaf Banksia
Latin name
Banksia praemorsa
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Proteaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Banksia praemorsa
Banksia praemorsa grows to 4 metres tall. The cylindrical flower spikes are up to 35cm long by 10cm in diameter. The flower colour is wine red but other variations in colour are seen occasionally.
Autumn-winter flowering
From Early Autumn TO Mid Winter
Flowering occurs in autumn and winter. Overall the inflorescences, or flower spikes, take around eight months to development from the first microscopic changes in late spring. Ovoid to cylindrical in shape, the flower spikes can be up to 7–8 cm (2.8–3.1 in) wide and 4–12 cm (1.6–4.7 in) high. They are composed of numerous individual flowers; one field study south of Perth recorded an average of 1043 per flower spike, while another on plants in cultivation in South Australia recorded an average of 720. B. menziesii has more flower colour variants than any other Banksia species, with flower spikes occurring in a wide range of pinks, as well as chocolate, bronze, yellow and white, and greenish variants. They are particularly striking closeup but can look indistinct from a distance. They are most attractive in late bud, the styles contrasting well to the body of the inflorescence, the whole looking like a red vertical bloom. The inflorescences are generally a deeper red after colder weather and further into the winter.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
The plant is fairly easy to grow in a mediterranean climate with good drainage and a light (sandy) soil;