Banksia 'Giant Candles'
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| Banksia 'Giant Candles' |
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| Hybrid parentage |
| Banksia ericifolia × B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii |
| Cultivar |
| 'Giant Candles' |
| Origin |
| Sylvia E Peach, Sunnybank Hills, Queensland, 1979 |
Banksia 'Giant Candles' is a registered Banksia cultivar. It is a hybrid between the Gosford form of B. ericifolia (Heath-leaved Banksia) and a form of B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii.
It grows to 5 metres high and wide and has large orange vertical spikes to 35cm high in autumn, though they do have a habit of drooping or bending occasionally. Russell Costin of Limpinwood Nursery, who originally propagated and registered it in the 1970s, has reported its popularity waned for a few years but has become more popular in the last 5-10 years again. Angus Stewart reported it to be iron hungry, so treat yellowing with iron chelate or iron sulfate.
[edit] References
- Australian Cultivar Registration Authority. Banksia 'Giant Candles'. Descriptions of registered cultivars. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- Liber, C. (2004). "Update on Eastern Cultivars". Banksia Study Group Newsletter 5 (1): 3–5. ASGAP. ISSN 1444-285X.
