Banksia Repens - Creeping Banksia | Native Tree 1.5 Litre Pot

Description:
A low-growing, spreading Australian native banksia with leathery green leaves and bright yellow cylindrical flower spikes that emerge close to the ground. It naturally forms a dense, ground-hugging habit, making it excellent for soil stabilisation and understorey planting. The flowers are rich in nectar and attract birds, bees, and small mammals. Its prostrate form gives it a distinctive, sculptural presence in native and coastal gardens.

🌳 Height:
0.2–0.5 m (prostrate/groundcover habit)

🌿 Width:
1–3 m spread

🔧 Uses:
- Groundcover in native gardens
- Sand dune and soil stabilisation
- Coastal landscaping
- Understorey planting in larger native systems
- Wildlife and pollinator habitat

🌱 Ideal growing conditions:
- Well-drained sandy or gravelly soils
- Full sun
- Mediterranean and coastal climates
- Low nutrient soils

💪 Tolerates:
- Poor sandy soils
- Wind
- Coastal exposure
- Dry conditions

💧 Drought hardy:
Yes — highly drought tolerant once established

❄️ Frost tolerant:
Low — sensitive to frost, especially when young

🧂 Salt tolerant:
High — well adapted to coastal salt spray and sandy saline environments