Mastodawn

#Banksia serrata is excellent as a large potted plant. The rough stem, serrated bright green leaves and the huge flowering cones (smelling of butterscotch) that persist with large seed follicles.
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John Jul 1, 2025

These candles burn from the bottom up.

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John Jun 24, 2025

My living candelabra. Acorn banksia, Banksia prionotes. #bloomscrolling #ozplants #ProteaceaeInPots

John Jan 12, 2025

Before and after... 🫣 Pruned back the #Banksia solandri after its annual stint as our Christmas tree. #ProteaceaeInPots #gardeningau

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John Dec 30, 2024

@dizzy Be fastidious with clean plastic pots if you're growing Western Australian #Banksia . They are very prone to phytopthora root rot. I soak used plastic pots in bleach solution. I also spray phosphoric acid on the foliage every 6 months or so (can get at hardware in pesticides section). Good luck! #ProteaceaeInPots

John Nov 19, 2024

#Banksia serrata (old man banksia) with a massive grey cylinder of flowers about to start opening from the base upwards.

This is a good one to grow in a large pot. Being from the east coast of Australia it is more tolerant of a frequently moist growing medium. Broken pot from when it got blown over earlier this year.

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John Apr 17, 2024

#Banksia flowers at various stages of development #ProteaceaeInPots #containergardening #bloomscrolling

John Apr 1, 2024

And the current potted blooming star is #Banksia prionotes, the acorn banksia. Several incomplete flowering cones this year. I probably let the pot get too dry at critical times. Still spectacular though. #BloomScrolling #ProteaceaeInPots #pots #ozplants 2/2