Banksia grandis

Scientific name: Banksia grandis

Author: Willdenow

Common Name: Bull Banksia

Family: Proteaceae

Location

 In the wild, it occurs from Mount Lesueur to Cape Leeuwin in southwestern Western Australia in sand on the coastal plain, in woodland and heath. It is common in laterite in the Jarrah forest of the Darling Plateau near Perth. 

We have some beautiful grafted plants in Bed 14a in the Connections Garden.  This is a difficult species to find on the east coast, so why not come and have a look?

This is a large shrub to small tree with huge yellow inflorescences. This species is very slow-growing and may take 10 years or more to flower from seed. It is very susceptible to root rot both in its natural habitat and in gardens and we have certainly lost many plants to this disease over the years. To combat this problem we grafted Banksia grandis onto Banksia integrifolia which is a much tougher species and is resistant to root rot.