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Scarlet Banksia
Scarlet banksia is a small tree in family Proteaceae, reaching 8 metres. The native range is along the south west coast of Western Australia. Flower spikes are 6 cm in height and 8 cm in diameter.
In the wild, growing on white or grey sand in shrubland, heath or open woodland.
Like many plants in Australia, scarlet banksia has evolved to manage the extreme weather conditions - it is killed by fire and regenerates afterwards from the seed released from burnt follicles. Flower spikes are in bloom from May to December.
''Banksia coccinea'', commonly known as the scarlet banksia, waratah banksia or Albany banksia, is an erect shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae. The Noongar peoples know the tree as Waddib. Its distribution in the wild is along the south west coast of Western Australia, from Denmark to the Stokes National Park, and north to the Stirling Range, growing on white or grey sand in shrubland, heath or open woodland. Reaching up to 8 m in height, it is a single-stemmed plant that has oblong leaves,.. more
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