Australian Cultivar Registration Authority

Description: Copyright holder: Fagg, M. Date Taken: May 2000 Taken at: ANBG front entrance, ACT Image Source: Australian Plant Image Index (APII) - Photo No.: a.36041
Photographer: Fagg, M.

Description: Copyright holder: Fagg, M. Date Taken: 25 April 2008 Taken at: ANBG, ACT Image Source: Australian Plant Image Index (APII) - Photo No.: dig.5910
Photographer: Fagg, M.

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Description: Copyright holder: Fagg, M. Date Taken: 15 June 2014 Taken at: ANBG, ACT Image Source: Australian Plant Image Index (APII) - Photo No.: dig.34689
Photographer: Fagg, M.

Description: Banksia spinulosa 'Birthday Candles', Taken: 16 January 2019, [HERBARIUM SPECIMEN] ACRA NO: Acc 405 Copyright : Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR) holds copyright
Photographer: Palmer, R.

Banksia spinulosa 'Birthday Candles'

File Number

1704

ACRA Field Book Number

259

Registration Date

19/11/2021

Application Received

30/09/1987

Family

Proteaceae

Cultivar Name

Banksia spinulosa 'Birthday Candles'

Origin

‘Birthday Candles’ arises out of the selection of seedlings of B spinulosa sown on the applicants property at Montrose. Selection was made at flowering in 1985 on the basis plant growth form and flowering characteristics. Granted Plant Breeders Rights on 29 October 1990, current status - expired

Characteristics

Compact dwarf shrub with outstanding display of red and yellow cones from March to September

Cultivation

Banksia ‘Birthday Candles’ is considered to have a climatic tolerance ranging from subtropical to cool temperate and semi-arid. It is moderately tolerant of frost and highly tolerant of salt laden wind.

Publication

Plant Varieties Journal Volume 3, Issue 1

Colour Coding

-

Propagation

Cuttings from semi-firm new growth

Applicant Name

Bill Moyneux

Uses

As part of a shrubbery, or as a feature plant. Attracts nectar feeding birds

Availability

Widely available from specialist native plant nurseries

ANBG Accession Numbers

-

NSL ID

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