Banksia speciosa - 1 gallon plant

Showy Banksia, Rickrack Banksia
Family: Proteaceae • Native to: Australia, south coast of Western Australia • Form: Shrub • Lifespan: Perennial • Size: 12 to 18 ft. tall, 10 to 15 ft. wide • Bloom: summer to fall • Attracts: birds, hummingbirds • Flowers: cream, white • Foliage: gray • Prefers: full sun • Water min: infrequent • Water max: moderate • Drought: once established • Hardiness: 20°-25° • Soil: well-drained • Suitable for: cut flower, barrier, focal point, specimen, screen • Deer resistant • Evergreen
A dense, rounded medium-sized tree or large shrub and has 1 foot long or more olive-green leaves that are deeply serrated, with a whitish underside. Erect, one foot tall cone-like flowers, popular with florists, rise above the foliage in summer and fall. Banksia does not like phosphorus. Susceptible to root rot, plant in well-drained soils and withhold water in summer. Warning: Banksia does not like phosphorus..