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Banksia (Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820, famous English scientist). Proteaceae. Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with handsome foliage, but not widely known in cultivation here.

Leaves variable, often deeply incised, usually dark green above, white or brown downy beneath: fls. showy, sessile, usually in pairs, spicate; spike terminal or axillary, mostly crowded within the bracts and floral lvs., the pistillate ones ultimately forming thick woody strobiles.—Species 46, more than 23 of which have been more or less cult. in England, but only 2 or 3 so far known here.

Propagation is difficult, and by seeds is usually an unsatisfactory method, although B. serrata has been grown satisfactorily from seeds. Cuttings under a bell- jar, without too much heat, root fairly well.

The following have been recently catalogued in North America; none of them has &quot;gained a permanent foothold&quot; in California. Several species are known in American botanic gardens.

B. latifolia. R. Br. Stout shrub: Lvs. irregularly almost spiny serrate, 4-8 in. long, 1½-3 in. wide: spikes 3-5 in. long; perianth slender, scarcely 1 in. long, greenish. B.M. 2406.—B. prionotes, Lindl. Tree. 15-25 ft.: Lvs. 8-11 in. long, ½-1 in. wide, pinnatifid.: spikes 3-5 in. lone: perianth scarcely an inch long, villous; style rigid, incurved at the base.
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| name = ''Banksia''
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| growth_habit = tree, shrub
| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = Australia
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| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| usda_zones = ?   <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| color = IndianRed
| image = Banksia prionotes 1 gnangarra.jpg
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| image_caption = Banksia prionotes
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Proteales
| familia = Proteaceae
| genus = Banksia
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BANKSIA (Sir Joseph Banks, 1743-1820, famous English scientist). Proteaceae. Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with handsome foliage, but not widely known in cultivation here.

Leaves variable, often deeply incised, usually dark green above, white or brown downy beneath: fls. showy, sessile, usually in pairs, spicate; spike terminal or axillary, mostly crowded within the bracts and floral lvs., the pistillate ones ultimately forming thick woody strobiles.—Species 46, more than 23 of which have been more or less cult, in England, but only 2 or 3 so far known here.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
Propagation is difficult, and by seeds is usually an unsatisfactory method, although B. serrata has been grown satisfactorily from seeds. Cuttings under a bell- jar, without too much heat, root fairly well.{{SCH}}

===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Image:Banksia prionotes 4 gnangarra.jpg|''[[Banksia prionotes]]'' inflorescence
Image:B blech twinbud maranoa.jpg|A prostrate species, ''[[Banksia blechnifolia]]'' with unusual twin buds
Image:Banksia ericifolia WC multibuds email.jpg|''[[Banksia ericifolia|B. ericifolia]]'' &quot;White Candles&quot;
Image:Banksia aus dist map colour gnangarra.png|Distribution of ''Banksia'' within Australia
Image:Banksia_integrifolia_with_lorikeet_Waverley_email.jpg|''[[Banksia integrifolia]]'' var. ''integrifolia''
Image:Banksia prionotes response to fire Burma Rd email.jpg|''[[Banksia prionotes]]'' seedlings
Image:Banksia attenuata response to fire Burma Rd email.jpg|''[[Banksia attenuata]]'' resprouting after fire
Image:Banksia media maranoa email.jpg|A dwarf form of ''[[Banksia media|B. media]]'' (Southern Plains Banksia)
Image:Banksia baxteri Stahl email.jpg|''[[Banksia baxteri|B. baxteri]]'' (Birds Nest Banksia)
Image:Woodworked Banksia grandis email.jpg|Woodworked ''[[Banksia grandis]]'' cone
Image:Banksia seed pod.jpg
Image:Banksia man.png
</gallery>

==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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