Botanical Name
Banksia spinulosa ‘Coastal Cushions’
Common Name
Coastal Cushions Banksia
Description
Coastal Cushions is a remarkable prostrate banksia cultivar renowned for its golden-yellow flower spikes and low-spreading groundcover form that creates spectacular displays in challenging garden sites. This hardy cultivar produces cylindrical flower spikes up to 12cm long in bright golden tones that attract honeyeaters and other nectar-feeding birds while maintaining a dense, cushion-like growth habit perfect for slopes and rockeries. The narrow, linear leaves with distinctive spiny margins provide attractive evergreen foliage year-round. Extremely hardy and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained soils and full sun positions with excellent salt tolerance. Perfect for coastal gardens, steep slopes, and areas where spectacular flowering groundcover with wildlife attraction creates low-maintenance garden solutions.
Plant Category
Small Shrubs
Size (H x W)
Height: 30-60cm, Spread: 2-3 meters
Banksia spinulosa ‘Coastal Cushions’ is a cultivar of the species naturally occurring along the eastern coast of Australia, thriving in sandy, well-drained soils with excellent drainage and full sun exposure in coastal environments.
Cultural SIgnificance
Based on the native Banksia spinulosa (Hairpin Banksia), this cultivar continues the tradition of banksias being important nectar sources for Aboriginal peoples and native wildlife, with the woody seed pods having traditional uses for tools and containers.
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