PlantSale Plant care guide

Heath Banksia

Banksia ericifolia · Proteaceae

A dense shrub with fine heath-like foliage and brilliant orange-gold candle spikes through autumn and winter, drawing honeyeaters in numbers. A superb screening and bird plant.

At a glance

Habit: Shrub
Light: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Soil: Sandy Soil, Well-Drained, Acidic Soil
Climate: Warm Temperate, Subtropical
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 4 m H × 4 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Autumn Flowering, Winter Flowering
Growth rate: Moderate Growth
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Hedging & Screening
Bird-Attracting
Feature / Specimen
Cut Flower & Vase
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant
Water-Wise

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: intermediate
Sowing depth: 5 mm
Method: Raise in trays and transplant
Germination: 21-49 days
Best sown in: spring, autumn
Seed storage life: 3 years