Banksia oblongifolia — actual 50 mm native tube stock, SEQ Natives nursery.

Dwarf banksia — Banksia oblongifolia

50 mm native tube
$7.00
$7.00
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Banksia oblongifolia flowers at Geebung, Queensland. Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Banksia oblongifolia flowers at Geebung, Queensland. Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Banksia oblongifolia flowering spike at Geebung, Queensland. Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Banksia oblongifolia established shrub at Geebung, Queensland. Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Banksia oblongifolia natural mature shrub habit. Photo: John Tann, CC BY 2.0.
  • Banksia oblongifolia — actual 50 mm native tube stock, SEQ Natives nursery.
Dwarf banksia — Banksia oblongifolia

Native Shrubs

Dwarf banksia — Banksia oblongifolia

Banksia oblongifolia

Food for native birds Pollinator favourite Showy flowers Resilient garden plant
$7.00
$7.00

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Size50 mm native tube

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Plant profile

At a glance

The essentials for finding the right garden position.

Mature size
Height: 1–3 m · Width: 1–2 m
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Dry, Moist
Soil
Sandy, Loamy, Rocky
Drainage
Free-draining
Vegetation type
Coastal, Wallum / Sandy Heath, Dry Eucalypt, Wetlands / Swamps / Creek Margins
Plant lifespan
Long-lived perennial
Plant form
Shrubs

Plant ratings

A quick guide to this plant’s value for wildlife and the garden.

Bird food value
Host plant value
Pollinator value
Shelter & habitat value
Flower display
Garden resilience

About this plant

Dwarf banksia is a compact, multi-stemmed shrub indigenous to south-east Queensland, with toothed leathery leaves, rusty-coloured new growth and striking yellow flower spikes. Its nectar-rich blooms provide a valuable seasonal food source for honeyeaters, lorikeets and native pollinators.

Found naturally in coastal heath, wallum and open eucalypt woodland, it makes an excellent wildlife shrub for smaller gardens, informal native borders and sandy coastal landscapes. Plant in full sun to part shade, ideally in a freely draining, low-phosphorus native soil or mix. Water during dry spells while establishing.

Image credits:
Flowering images A and C, and mature shrub E: John Robert McPherson via Wikimedia Commons (A), (C) and (E) — CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mature shrub F: John Tann via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0.
Nursery tubestock photo: SEQ Natives.

More plant details

Garden uses
Compact wildlife shrub for mixed native borders, coastal gardens, informal low screening, pollinator plantings and large containers. Suitable for sites with conditions resembling local wallum heath and open woodland.
Wildlife value
Nectar-rich flower spikes feed honeyeaters, lorikeets and a variety of insects. Foliage and flower structures support associated invertebrates; branching stems provide modest mid-storey refuge.
Flowering and fruiting
Autumn to winter: upright cylindrical flower spikes, initially blue-grey to greenish in bud, opening pale yellow. Old spikes become woody cones with follicles containing seed, often released after fire.
Growth habit
Evergreen, open to moderately dense, multi-stemmed shrub with a lignotuber and rusty-haired new shoots. Typically around 1–1.5 m high and wide in coastal heath; sometimes up to 3 m tall in forest.
Cautions
Use low-phosphorus fertiliser, avoid persistently waterlogged container mixes and give roots good aeration. Water while establishing and during prolonged drought. As with many Proteaceae, root-rot pathogens can be a risk in unsuitable conditions.