Banksia integrifolia var. monticola Hardy These make excellent pot plants

These make excellent pot plants as well as showy plants for borders

The leaves will get up to 30cm long and heavily serrated looking like someone has taken a scissors to them

Will tolerate light frost

It produces lilac-mauve tubular flower in mid summer

It will be best to grow in a sheltered position in full sun

Banksia integrifolia var. monticola Hardy These make excellent pot plantsThe white Mountain Banksia or Coast Banksia. A sub species of Banksia integrifolia which has narrower leaves than the straight B. integrifolia and also the flowers have a slight pink ting to them. With dark green upper surface to the leaves and white underside that can be seen on a windy day. This is said to be the most frost tolerant Banksia of all. It can make a tree but it's best kept pruned and I have even seen it be used to Bonsai with great