Adenanthos sericea Silver Streak banksia

Adenanthos sericea Silver Streak banksiaAdenanthos Silver Streak is an attractive native shrub like tree used for contrast in the landscape. This Australian native is covered in fine, ferny silver grey green foliage giving it a 'soft' appearance and it is soft to the touch. The flowers are red and insignificant though still bird attracting and it is the colour and texture of the foliage that is the feature. A useful screen plant as it is a tall and upright form of woolly bush, it can be

pale-pink brush flowers bloom throughout the year to stunning contrast

Archontophoenix alexandrae is commonly included in tropical gardens

and virtually no seeds

as the branches need time to mature and build sufficient nutrient reserves for fruiting

Conditions: Dappled shade

and low-maintenance

where it makes a dramatic feature plant

Marge Miller

Add colour to your garden with this striking flowering vine as the eye-catching white blooms flower continuously from spring until autumn

Size: Height 25m x width 8m

tiny creamy pink flowers appear on spikes

Flowering from autumn through to early winter