Botanical Name Banksia Marginata

Family Name Proteaceae

Common Name Silver Banksia

Ngarrindjeri Name. Lakari

It prefers light to medium well-drained soils in an open, sunny position and is drought and frost resistant.

An evergreen tree

Height 4m

Spread 2m

Stem Erect with compact densely textured crown

Leaves Are blunt, oblong or wedge shaped, and prominently midribbed

Flowers Are greenish yellow, cylindrical spikes and are 10cm long appearing
From summer to early winter

Propagation Occurs readily by seed

Aboriginal uses: The Banksia provided sweet nectar, it was either licked directly from the fresh densely packed flower heads or mixed with wattle gum and soaked in water to make cordial. Some aboriginal groups used the porous, slow burning central core of the old flower heads to carry fire.