Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghammii
| Common Name: | Hairpin Banksia |
| Synonym: | Banksia cunninghamii |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Size: | 2-4m x 2-5m |
| Description: | Upright to rounded dense shrub. This subspecies does not have a lignotuber. |
| Leaves: | Narrow dark green leaves, downy pale brown below, pointed, with a few teeth towards the end, 2-7cm x 2-5mm. |
| Flowering: | Dense bottlebrush flowerhead with black hooked styles, to 20cm long. Seeds retained in the cone until branch dies or breaks. |
| Flower Colour: | Orange-yellow and black |
| Flowering Time: | April - July |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist well drained clay soils in open forests. Frost tolerant. Full sun, semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | Excellent screening shrub, suitable for underplanting eucalypts. Pruning will encourage bushiness. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 32 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | Food - nectar |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | Nectar, insects, seeds |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 2 Marty White/SYR ©; 3, 4 Marilyn Gray © |
