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Red Swamp Banksia in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Banksia Occidentalis

 

Red Swamp Banksia

'Red Swamp Banksia' from Western Australiai is an upright medium-sized shrub or small tree with bright red flowers, usually in Summer, but can be at almost any time of the year.

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plant Features
  • Red Swamp Banksia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Red Swamp Banksia likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Red Swamp Banksia is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Red Swamp Banksia likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Red Swamp Banksia

Latin name

Banksia Occidentalis

type

Trees or Shrubs

family

Proteaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Red Swamp Banksia likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Red Swamp Banksia is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Red Swamp Banksia likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Red Swamp Banksia likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Red Swamp Banksia is 6.00meters x 6.00meters 6.00 M 6.00 M

Banksia Occidentalis

'Red Swamp Banksia' from Western Australiai is an upright medium-sized shrub or small tree with bright red flowers, usually in Summer, but can be at almost any time of the year.


Autumn-winter flowering

From Early Autumn TO Mid Winter

Flowering is in autumn, or in winter in cooler areas; the inflorescences are flower spikes 7–22 cm high and 5 cm broad.

 

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

The plant is fairly easy to grow in a mediterranean climate with good drainage and a light (sandy) soil;

 
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