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Cut Leaf Banksia in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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.

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plant Features
  • Cut Leaf Banksia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Cut Leaf Banksia likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cut Leaf Banksia is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Cut Leaf Banksia likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Cut Leaf Banksia

Latin name

Banksia praemorsa

type

Trees or Shrubs

family

Proteaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cut Leaf Banksia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Cut Leaf Banksia is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Cut Leaf Banksia likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Cut Leaf Banksia likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cut Leaf Banksia is 3.50meters x 4.00meters 3.50 M 4.00 M

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;

 
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