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Australian honeysuckle 'Birthday Candles' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Australian honeysuckle 'Birthday Candles'

Banksia spinulosa 'Birthday Candles'

Drought Resistant

Genus: Banksia
Family: Proteaceae

About this plant

'Birthday Candles' is a compact, mounding, evergreen shrub to around 50cm tall with linear, needle-like, dark green leaves and cylindrical, bottlebrush-like orange-yellow to brown flowerheads

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Outdoors, grow in free-draining, neutral to acid soil in full sun. Under glass grow in equal parts loam-based potting compost, grit and peat or peat substitute in full light with good ventilation. Apply half-strength, phosphate-free fertiliser once a month while in growth. Tolerates a light frost

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pruning group 8

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings or from seed

Pests

Generally problem free

Diseases

Generally problem free

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersHedging ScreensWall Side BordersLow MaintenancePatio Container

Planting Places

Wall TrainedGreenhouseConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years