Dryandra sessilis var cygnorum (syn Banksia sessilis var cygnorum) in 50mm Forestry Tube

$10.00

7 in stock

Description

Shrub up to five metres high, with a down of fine hairs on the stems. This variety has the smallest leaves of any Dryandra sessilis variety, being no more than three centimetres long, and less than two centimetres wide. They are often wedge-shaped with a long, toothless lower margin and often a much darker green. As with other varieties of the flowers are greenish-yellow July to November and can be used as a cut flower.  Prefers part shade but will grow in full sun and likes well drained soils. It largely occurs near the coast, in sand over limestone. Drought hardy once established. Despite being a coastal plant, it has been reported as being frost-resistant down to -7 °C.

photo courtesy of Jarrah Tree/wikimedia commons/CC-BY-SA-2.5

 

Additional information

Conditions

Coastal Tolerant, Drought Hardy, Frost Tolerant, Frost tolerant -7

Position

Full Sun, Part Shade

Height

2M and Above

Soil

Loam, Sandy Loam, Well drained

Watering

Light

Region

Dry, Temperate

Description

Shrub up to five metres high, with a down of fine hairs on the stems. This variety has the smallest leaves of any Dryandra sessilis variety, being no more than three centimetres long, and less than two centimetres wide. They are often wedge-shaped with a long, toothless lower margin and often a much darker green. As with other varieties of the flowers are greenish-yellow July to November and can be used as a cut flower.  Prefers part shade but will grow in full sun and likes well drained soils. It largely occurs near the coast, in sand over limestone. Drought hardy once established. Despite being a coastal plant, it has been reported as being frost-resistant down to -7 °C.

photo courtesy of Jarrah Tree/wikimedia commons/CC-BY-SA-2.5

 

Additional information

Conditions

Coastal Tolerant, Drought Hardy, Frost Tolerant, Frost tolerant -7

Position

Full Sun, Part Shade

Height

2M and Above

Soil

Loam, Sandy Loam, Well drained

Watering

Light

Region

Dry, Temperate

Description

Shrub up to five metres high, with a down of fine hairs on the stems. This variety has the smallest leaves of any Dryandra sessilis variety, being no more than three centimetres long, and less than two centimetres wide. They are often wedge-shaped with a long, toothless lower margin and often a much darker green. As with other varieties of the flowers are greenish-yellow July to November and can be used as a cut flower.  Prefers part shade but will grow in full sun and likes well drained soils. It largely occurs near the coast, in sand over limestone. Drought hardy once established. Despite being a coastal plant, it has been reported as being frost-resistant down to -7 °C.

photo courtesy of Jarrah Tree/wikimedia commons/CC-BY-SA-2.5

 

Additional information

Conditions

Coastal Tolerant, Drought Hardy, Frost Tolerant, Frost tolerant -7

Position

Full Sun, Part Shade

Height

2M and Above

Soil

Loam, Sandy Loam, Well drained

Watering

Light

Region

Dry, Temperate