Waterwise Plant Details
Acorn Banksia
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![Banksia prionotes](https://pw-cdn.watercorporation.com.au/-/media/Images/Residential/Save-water/Waterwise-plant-search/Plants/banksia-prionotes-02.jpg?la=en&rev=4590d7c8085c4b85ba8378c9d4d70f31&ap=Bottom&h=500&ch=500&la=en&hash=106FA6507E9957EE1C41645AB4FD6775)
- Family: PROTEACEAE
- Genus: Banksia
- Species: prionotes
A fast-growing large, bushy shrub or small tree that grows to about 10 metres high. Features long toothed, serrated like green leaves with spectacular white-silver woolly buds, which flower orange in autumn and attract birds over much of the year.
Can be pruned after flowering. Seed grown plants usually flower in 3 to 5 years. A dwarf form is also occasionally available.
Pronunciation: Bank-seeya