Propagation
Fresh seed should be sown in a well-drained media and the kept moist but not wet. Maintain a temperature of 18ş to 21ş C. (64ş to 75ş F) in an unheated glasshouse or open frame.

Germination occurs within 3-weeks to 3-months depending on the species, then prick out and pot up. Careful not to over water seedlings, as they are prone to damping off and larger plants are difficult to transplant.

When removing seed from Banksia fruits it may be necessary to place the fruit in an oven for 60 minutes at a temperature of 120° C. to simulating the effect of a bushfire to opening the valves.


Botanic information
Leaf: The leathery textured stiff oblong leaves are deeply lobed with a yellowish spiny apex's. The petiole is a short and the glabrous upper surface is blue green and the underside is pale green.

Flower: The small pale yellow tubulate flowers are arranged in a terminal cylindrical spike that is up to 50 mm (2 in) wide. They appear during sutumn and old flower heads persist on the plant.

Fruit: The numerous elliptical follicles are covered in fine tomentose. They are arranged densely in a woody cluster that opens after fire to release smooth obovate seeds that have a notched wing.