Banksia integrifolia Roller Coaster

Common Name:
Coast banksia ‘Roller Coaster’

Description:
Banksia integrifolia ‘Roller Coaster’ is a vigorous, low-growing form of Coast Banksia, bred specifically for its prostrate, ground-hugging habit and wave-like foliage. Its evergreen leaves are glossy on top and silvery underneath, forming a dense, mounded carpet that’s ideal for sprawling over embankments, rockeries, or coastal landscapes. From autumn through winter, it produces eye-catching lemon-yellow cylindrical flower spikes rich in nectar, attracting native birds and pollinators. Exceptionally hardy and fast-growing, it thrives in well-drained soils and coastal environments, tolerates wind, drought, and light frosts, and prefers low-phosphorus fertilisers. With minimal maintenance, this native stunner brings structure, erosion control, and seasonal beauty to any Melbourne garden.

Form:

• Shrub – Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

• Ground Cover

Mature Size:

• Height: 0.1–0.6 m

• Width: 2–4 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Autumn

• Flowers in Winter

Flower Colour:

• Lemon-yellow

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Australian native

• Bee Attracting

• Bird Attracting

• Perennial

• Suitable for Erosion Control

• Suitable for Coastal Gardens

• Cut-flower potential

• Evergreen

• Wildlife Habitat

• Frost hardy

• Drought tolerant

• Phosphorus-sensitive

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans and animals

Companion Plants:

• Lomandra

• Dianella

• Correa

• Leptospermum

• Grevillea cultivars

• Lavender