Banksia 'Roller Coaster'

Infobox Cultivar | name = "Banksia" 'Roller Coaster'


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "B." 'Roller Coaster', Sylvan Grove Gardens, Picnic Point, NSW
species = "Banksia integrifolia"
cultivar = 'Roller Coaster'
origin = Austraflora Nurseries, Victoria, 1973

"Banksia" 'Roller Coaster', sometimes referred to as "Banksia" 'Austraflora Roller Coaster', is a registered "Banksia" cultivar bred from "Banksia integrifolia" subsp. "integrifolia". Its extended cultivar name is "Banksia integrifolia" 'Roller Coaster'. It was bred, propagated and promoted by well-known horticulturist Bill Molyneux of Austraflora nursery in Victoria, Australia. Chosen and bred for its vigorous prostrate habit, this has become a popular plant in both private and public gardens in eastern Australia, particularly Sydney and Melbourne.

References

*cite web | author = Australian Cultivar Registration Authority | title = Banksia 'Roller Coaster' | work = Descriptions of registered cultivars | url = http://www.anbg.gov.au/acra/descriptions/acc404.html | accessdate = 2006-11-07