Australian Banksias

Banksias are hardened plants that can cope with varying and sometimes nutrient deficient soil to bushfires that help release the seeds from their hardened pods ready for new growth.

There are 173 Banksias that can be found throughout Australia, from the tropics to the dry arid regions, depending on each species however the greatest variety of Australian Banskias are found in southwestern Western Australia.

They are named after famous botantist Sir Joseph Banks who was the first European to collect the specimans of the unique Australia flora

The genus Dryandra is now also included in the group of Banksias but not Bottlebrushes which are a different plant and flower species.