Candle Banksia
Candle Banksia is an easy-to-grow, medium tree with attractive yellow flowers.
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Noongar Name: Biara
Scientific Name: Banksia attenuata
Performance: Easy to grow
Size: Medium tree with a maximum height up to 10m
Flower: Yellow
Flowering Time: Djilba-Kambarang (Sep-Oct)
Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
- Banksia attenuata (CC BY 4.0) Samuel Brown
- Banksia attenuata (CC BY-NC 4.0) Josef Stulz
Growing at a Glance
See Growing Guide for more detail
Position: Suitable for a sunny position.
Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
Feeding: Fertiliser not required.
Pruning: Generally not needed.
Growing Guide
Invited Guests
This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, Reptiles, Frogs, and Mammals.
- Habitat and Food for Invertebrates
- Habitat and Food for Birds
- Habitat and Food for Reptiles
- Habitat for Frogs
- Habitat and Food for Mammals