Banksia lemanniana

Banksia lemanniana

Family: Proteaceae

Common names: Yellow Lantern Banksia

It is a shrub from 1.5 to about 5 metres in height. The leaves are broadly elliptical with toothed margins to about 75-90 mm long with a truncated tip. The new growth is often an attractive rusty colour. The obovoid inflorescences are seen in spring to summer and they are unusual in that they are pendulous on short lateral branchlets, a feature shared by only a few other species. The inflorescences are greenish-yellow to yellow in bud and, at maturity, are up to 100 mm in diameter and lemon-yellow in colour.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds 3mm deep. Keep soil moist but never wet or dry. Seeds should germinate in around 21-40 at a soil temperature of 20-25°C. Transplant seedlings to the garden once they have their first true leaves and are large enough to handle (usually 5-10cm tall).

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: October 2024