Banksia - Further Information

Most books dealing with Australian native plants will contain useful information on the botany and horticulture of banksias. There are also a number of Banksia resources on the internet. Some of the most detailed references are listed below.

Books:

• Collins, K, Collins, C and George, A (2008), Banksias, Bloomings Books.
• Elliot, W. R and Jones D (1982), The Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Vol.2, Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Melbourne.
• George, A (1981) The Genus Banksia in "Nuytsia" Vol.3 No.3, The Western Australian Herbarium, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia.
• George, A (1996), The Banksia Book, 3rd Edition, Kangaroo Press in association with the Society for Growing Australian Plants.
• Holliday, I and Watton, G (1990), A Field Guide to Banksias, Hamlyn Publishers, Port Melbourne.
• Taylor, A and Hopper, S (1988), The Banksia Atlas, Australian Flora and Fauna Series, No.8, Australian Government Publishing Service.
• Wrigley, J and Fagg, M (1989), Banksias, Waratahs and Grevilleas, Collins Publishers Australia.

Journals:

Several issues of the Society's journal "Australian Plants" are particularly useful for those interested in Banksia.

• Vol 9, No.71 Jume 1977; Banksia propagation and culture; Growing western Banksia in Canberra.
• Vol 13, No.105 December 1985; Banksia integrifolia and its relatives.
• Vol 14, No.114 March 1988; Description of eastern Banksia species with many photos.
• Vol 15, No.124 September 1990; Description of western Banksia species with many photos; The Banksia flower.
• Vol 20, No.158 March 1999; Banksia coccinea cultivars; Banksia - detailed review of botany, cultivation and propagation.
• Vol 20, No.160 September 1999; Banksia plagiocarpa; some notes on northern Queensland banksias
• Vol.21 No.166 March 2001; Detailed report on Banksia propagation and cultivation; In-vitro propagation.
• Vol.21 No.173 December 2002; Banksia in Horticulture; Banksia tricuspis; numerous photos.

Internet:

• Banksia Study Group newsletters - recent issues are available here.
• Banksia Discussion Group - discuss problems, favourites and obsessions with other Banksia enthusiasts.
• A Feast of Banksias
• Banksia - Australian National Botanic Gardens.
• Banksia as Bonsai.
• Growing Native Plants - a series of plant profiles by the Australian National Botanic Gardens; includes a number of banksias.
• Growing Banksias in Northern Victoria
• Growing Western Banksias in Containers
• Holly-leaved Banksia - Banksia ilicifolia
• The Propagation of Banksia
• Starlight's Banksia - Banksia paludosa subsp. astrolux
• So Dryandra Becomes Banksia - What's All the Fuss About? A comment on the taxonomy behind the proposed reclassification of Dryandra into Banksia.
• Wallum Banksia - Banksia serratifolia
• You Don't Have to call Dryandra Banksia. Just because new taxonomy has been published, doesn't mean you have to accept it.
• Why dryandras have changed their name. The justification for the transfer of Dryandra to Banksia.