Waterwise Plant Details

Showy Banksia

A fast-growing, large shrub to about 8 metres high with long, graceful, deeply toothed, weeping leaves, green above and silver underneath, and large, cream to yellow, bird attractant flowers held clear of the leaves in summer and autumn. Can be pruned after flowering. Seed grown plants usually flower in 3 to 4 years.

Pronunciation: Bank-seeya