{"product_id":"banksia-marginata-southern-peninsula","title":"Southern Peninsula Silver Banksia - Banksia marginata ‘Southern Peninsula’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSouthern Peninsula Silver Banksia - Banksia marginata ‘Southern Peninsula’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver Banksia takes its name from the underside of the leaf, which is a clean silver white and flashes when the wind turns the foliage. \u003cem\u003eBanksia marginata\u003c\/em\u003e is extraordinarily variable across its range, from prostrate coastal forms to twelve metre trees, and this Southern Peninsula selection represents the local Mornington Peninsula population, which grows as a small gnarled tree with a broad crown. It is planted for autumn and winter nectar, when it becomes one of the few reliable food sources for honeyeaters and pygmy possums on the Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Silver Banksia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Season Nectar\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale yellow cylindrical spikes open from late summer through autumn into winter, feeding wildlife when little else flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Backed Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Narrow dark green leaves with white undersides give a two tone shimmer that no other local tree provides.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Character\u003c\/strong\u003e: Peninsula provenance plants develop the wind sculpted, low branching frame that reads as authentically local.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Water Demand\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once established it draws on deep sandy profiles and needs no supplementary irrigation in southern Victoria.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhosphorus Sensitivity Managed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Like all banksias it thrives on lean soils, which means no fertiliser programme and no feeding costs.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Habitat Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A cornerstone species for Peninsula revegetation and for wildlife corridors linking remnant bushland.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Feature Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its twisted trunk and open crown make an excellent single specimen in a gravel or sand based coastal garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal Grouping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in odd numbered clusters it builds the layered, uneven canopy of natural heathy woodland.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance Verge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits nature strips and rural entries where irrigation is unavailable and soils are poor.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn, so roots establish through the winter rainfall period before the first dry summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is essential. Sands, sandy loams and gravels suit it best. Never add manure, compost rich in phosphorus, or standard garden fertiliser, and never plant into a wet hollow.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer only, keeping water off the trunk collar to avoid root rot. Mulch with a coarse gravel or chunky bark and resist the temptation to improve the soil, since banksias fail far more often from kindness than from neglect.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 7m for this coastal form\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South eastern Australia, from South Australia through Victoria and New South Wales to Tasmania\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale yellow to lemon\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795380044062,"sku":"ND-0198-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/u3bWNPhbPxGhUNsh3nra__XfdlQR0D.jpg?v=1787314672","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/banksia-marginata-southern-peninsula","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}