Botanical Name
Banksia spinulosa ‘Coastal Cushions’
Common Name
Coastal Cushions Banksia
Description
Banksia ‘Coastal Cushions’ is a low-growing cultivar featuring golden-orange flower spikes with contrasting burgundy-brown stamens. Flowering prolifically from autumn through winter, it attracts bees, nectar-feeding birds, and other pollinators while maintaining a neat, rounded growth habit ideal for containers and borders. Narrow, linear leaves with spiny margins provide attractive year-round foliage. Frost and drought tolerant once established, it thrives in well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Perfect for bringing the charm of banksias to large or small garden spaces.
Plant Category
Small Shrubs
Size (H x W)
0.5 – 0.8 m × 1 – 1.5 m
Habitat
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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