Banksias are large shrubs and trees originally found only on the Australian Continent.
There are over 75 individual species with 60 of them originating in Western Australia. They were discovered by, and named after, Sir Joseph Banks who traveled with Captain James Cook on his discovery of Australia in 1770. All aspects of the plant are rugged in design to cope with the hot, dry and windy conditions found in the outback. The leaves are generally saw-toothed or serrated and minor in size to minimize evaporation of the limited moisture available to the plant. Their dramatic flower spikes are actually made up of thousands of individual flowers in orange, brown and red tones.