provided with moisture over summer. It grows quickly, but takes several years to flower. Once established, it is frost-tolerant and tolerates light pruning not below the green foliage. The flowers are attractive in late bud, but lose their colour as soon as they open. Because they are usually surrounded by branchlets, they may be partly hidden by foliage. The main obstacle to cultivation is the species' extreme sensitivity to dieback, which is widespread in suburban gardens. However, the species has been successfully grafted onto a rootstock of B. integrifolia (coast banksia), which renders it hardy on a range of soils. References External links brownii Endemic flora of Southwest Australia Eudicots of Western Australia Endangered flora of Australia Nature conservation in Western Australia Plants described in 1830 Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)