Banksia menziesii, Western Australian bushland trees

/ @lifeinthebush
Banksia menziesii, with it's stunning flowers, is an important tree in the south west of Western Australia. In this video I will introduce you to this attractive small tree and explain the two toned colouring of it's beautiful flowers and why Banksia menziesii is an important plant to the Noongar Aboriginal people.
FOLLOW / CONNECT WITH LIFE IN THE BUSH:
www.lifeinthebush.com.au
/ lifeinthebushkarenmaree
/ life_inthebush

[@7696851]

Thank you ❤️ Aitähh ❤️

[@LifeintheBush]

You’re welcome. Thank you for your comment 😊

[@artistsunite1131]

Love the Banksia menziesii !!! Great to draw & paint :) Thanks Kazza .. great work on the vid, so pro.

[@LifeintheBush]

That's true, I'm sure you would do them justice, love your artwork ❤. Thanks, that means a lot coming from an actual pro 😁.

[@jenenamaughan1992]

Thank you for showcasing these beautiful west Aussie natives & the details of their importance to the indigenous people. I look forward to the next episode.

[@LifeintheBush]

Thank you for your feedback Jenena, I'm so please you liked it and want to keep watching :)

[@clarecaldeira8149]

Love your presentation

[@LifeintheBush]

Thank you Clare and thank you for taking the time to comment :)

[@manjushagadipati4578]

Beautiful flowers, foliage, bark and cones. Thank you for this very informative video. These flowers and foliage are available in Bangalore, India, with certain florists at times.

[@LifeintheBush]

Thank you Manjusha. How wonderful that they are available at florists in India. They have just come in to flower again, this month, here in Western Australia.

[@Kay-qt2id]

wow just found your great channel - so interesting. I wis h we could grow these plants in Melbourne. Maybe they get grafted onto other stock to make them Melbourne tolerant?

[@LifeintheBush]

Hi, so glad you liked the video 😀. I responded yesterday about the wrong plant so ignore that if you read it, I mistakenly thought your comment was on the Xanthorrhoea video at first 🙃. Banksia menziesii is a popular plant because of the colourful flower spikes, so it's possible you'll find them in a native nursery in Melbourne. It would probably grow okay in Melbourne without grafting, depending on your location and soil type. There are also local Melbourne species of Banksia and if you grow a local species it will have a greaterr impact on supporting biodiversity. I'll be posting a video in the next couple of months on Banksia integrifolia (Coast Banksia), filmed near Frankston. It's a local, has lovely leaves and can grow flowers most of the year. It's grown as a street tree all across that area and I've actually seen it planted as a street tree in Perth 😯. It can get tall though so if you want something smaller consider Banksia marginata, which grows between 1-6m tall. I hope this helps 🙂

[@Kay-qt2id]

Thanks for this info, I have had other Xanthorrhea at previous home , so beautiful. It’s this Christmas tree version I found that I was wondering about. I heard about it on 3cR which is a community based radio station that does the garden show, always interesting. Then looked it up on TH-cam and here you are. I always find Australian TH-cam content difficult to find as when you type in Australia garden up comes pages of the useless abc gardening Australia programme, which is often superficial in content. So good on you for making Aussie content

[@LifeintheBush]

@@Kay-qt2id thank you ☺ I hadn't thought to promote my video's to Australian garden enthusiasts and perhaps I should, so more people can find the content. Thanks for the idea. The WA Christmas Tree is grown in Perth nurseries by planting it alongside a grass so the Christmas Tree can tap into the root of the grass. Not many people plant them in gardens because they take many years to flower but would be well worth the wait.

[@shinomiura2376]

I learned a lot!!!

[@LifeintheBush]

That's great Shino, thanks for watching 😁