Eastern Banksia cultivars

Karlo joined the APS NSW Harbour Georges River Group (formerly East Hills Group) in 2004 having become interested in native plants after a chance visit to the Kings Park Spring Festival in Perth in 2000.
He has been President of the group and also Secretary, Vice-President and Newsletter Editor.
He joined the Banksia Study Group in 2007. Following on from his initial fascination for WA flora, he has trialled the cultivation of many western species in his south-western Sydney garden after having designed and constructed his own successful raised garden beds in 2010.
Karlo was the founding member of the popular Facebook Banksia Lovers
Group. With membership of around 20,000, it has become the largest Facebook page on any single Australian native plant genus.
This has had a flow on effect with the Banksia Study Group membership reaching an all-time high. More recently, Karlo joined the Bankstown Bushland Society where he is Treasurer. This coincides with his growing enthusiasm for knowledge of the local flora in the Georges River National Park in south-western Sydney.
Presentation topic: Eastern banksia cultivars
Over the past 30 years, many low-growing forms of Banksias from seaside locations have been recognised by the nursery industry and plant breeders.
Some have been quick to stamp their breeder’s rights on whatever forms they have propagated.
The vast majority of today's cultivars are taken from locations along the NSW and Victorian coasts where they are exposed to strong coastal winds. The result is that some of the common eastern species (in particular, those from the Banksia spinulosa complex, B. ericifolia and B. serrata), tend to grow as dwarf forms.
The full wind force of nature turns them into bonsai-like specimens that remain true to form making them perfect garden subjects - even when cultivated under more benign conditions.

[@jasonscott7803]

Enjoyable presentation about a marvelous plant, the Telopea and flannel flower display looked good as well.👍

[@philmanley489]

Good presentation, thanks Karlo.