Third Edition
Banksias, named after Joseph Banks, who collected the first specimens in 1770, are among the best known Australian wildflowers. This is the first book to describe and give comprehensive coverage of all known seventy-six species. This third edition includes several new Banksias.
The author describes each species, where it grows, when it flowers, how and when it was discovered and named. There are over two hundred colour plates showing flowers, buds, fruit and habit, and drawings of fruit and seeds of all species. Advice is given on how to grow them.
The introduction gives a history of their discovery, describes what makes a plant a Banksia, tells how to collect seed and raise plants in the garden. There are tables to assist choosing Banksias for different situations.
