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Banksia marginata
     Silver banksia

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Dense, stiffly branched shrub. New growth brown and hairy. Narrow oblong leaves, dark green above, silver-white below. Flowers densely packed in a bottlebrush flowerhead 5-15cm long. Seeds are shed annually. Attractive low screening shrub with long lasting flowers
Cultural knowledge
Food: nectar  
Ecological role
Bird attractant: nectar, insects and seeds  
Height
1-3m 
Width
0.5-2m 
Sun 
Dappled to part shade
Soil type
Moist to damp well drained soils
Flowering time
February- June
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