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A Banksia Album
With their bold flowering and fruiting spikes, banksias remain a favourite among artists and gardeners alike. A Banksia Album features over 90 stunning full-colour reproductions of watercolours, pencil and sepia-wash drawings, colour prints and early hand-coloured engravings and lithographs of banksias from the National Library of Australias collections. A Banksia Album covers over two centuries of botanical illustration, from 1770 when the Endeavours artist, Sydney Parkinson, was the first European to make drawings of banksias at Botany Bay, to 2007 with two prints of Banksia rosserae by Celia Rosser.
Banksias
Banksias are iconic, rugged Australian plants that have been important in the lives of peoples for thousands of years. Today, Banksias provide us with food, timber, beauty, wonder, inspiration and income. They help us to appreciate the wildness of Australia. This definitive book includes all 78 known species of Banksia (some only recently discovered). It explains how to find, recognise and grow them, including dealing with pests and diseases. Throughout the book is the story of how they were discovered and named - a story that reflects the colourful history of Australian botanical exploration. All species are photographed and there are portraits of all the principal players in the history of Banksia. Tables list which Banksias to grow for particular purposes such as showy flowers, groundcovers and shady places.
Little Book of Banksias
The banksia is quintessentially Australian. Known and loved for its brush-like flowers and sweet honey nectar, the plant embodies both the beauty and harshness of the Australian landscape. Little Books of Banksias features poems and extracts by some of Australia¿s greatest poets, including Dorothy Hewett, Archie Weller and Douglas Stewart. The artists represented in the publication include Marian Ellis Rowan, Marrianne Collinson Campell, Adam Forster and Ebenezer Edward Gostelow.
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The Banksia Book
Third edition of a book which covers of all known 76 species of Banksia, including several new ones. Each species is described, including its history, where it grows and when it flowers. Advice is given on how to grow them and instucts on how to collect seeds and raise plants in the garden. Includes over 100 colour plates and an index.
Banksias
Banksias are Australia's most iconic plants after Eucalypts - known for thousands of years to Australians and - through writing and art - to many more who have never visited this land. This extensively revised edition includes the most recently discovered Banksia, vincentia, with descriptions and illustrations of all 79 known species with many new photographs and updated species descriptions. It provides the history of their discovery, evolution, how to find and grow them and how they have inspired artists and artisans. With some 400 beautiful colour illustrations it is the comprehensive, up-to-date guide to these unique and fascinating plants.
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Tips for Cultivating Banksia Flowers
Banksia flowers are fascinating and distinctive blooms that are indigenous to Australia. The Banksia genus, part of the Proteaceae family, has more than 170 species, varying from low-lying ground plants to tall trees. The unique plants are well-known for their extraordinary inflorescences, known as "cones" or "flower spikes," made up of hundreds or thousands of tiny blooms. - Banksia blooms are characterized by their cylindrical or dome-shaped inflorescences that come in a wide range of sizes and colors. The flowers usually display a variety of colors, ranging from bright yellows and oranges to soft pinks and reds. Their popularity in horticulture and floral arrangements is due to the astoni...
Banksia Lady
This is the story of Celia Rosser, the internationally acclaimed botanical illustrator, who ultimately dedicated her life to painting the entire genus of Banksia, the only artist to have done so. Her dedication to the task put her at the center of the Monash Banksia Project for twenty-five years, and culminating in the production of an extraordinary three-volume florilegium that became one of the great books published in the twentieth century. Banksia Lady reveals the emergence of an artist who grew up in difficult circumstances during the Great Depression ..."--Back cover.
