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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Proteaceae
|genus=Banksia
|species=robur
|common_name=Large-leaf banksia, Swamp Banksia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit=shrub
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|origin=Australia
|origin_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|water=moderate, dry
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=flowers, cut flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall, early winter, mid winter, late winter
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|flowers=yellow
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'''''Banksia robur''''', commonly known as '''Swamp Banksia''' or, less commonly, '''Broad-leaved Banksia''' grows in sand or peaty sand in coastal areas from [[Cooktown, Queensland|Cooktown]] in north [[Queensland]] to the [[Illawarra]] region on the [[New South Wales]] south coast. It is often found in areas which are seasonally inundated.
''Banksia robur'' is a spreading shrub to 2.5 m (8 ft), although can get a little larger in cultivation. It has very large, leathery tough green leaves with serrated margins up to 30 cm (12 in) long and 10 cm (4 in) wide. The new growth is colourful, with shades red, maroon or brown with a dense felt-like covering of brown hairs.
Plants from different areas seem to flower at different times, some spring-summer, others predominantly autumn. The stunning large flower spikes, up to 15cm high and 5-6cm wide, are metallic green with pinkish styles in bud, becoming cream-yellow and fading to golden-brown.In the golden stage. The old flowers turn grey and persist on old cones, concealing the small follicles. These follicles are reddish and furred when new, before fading. The plant is lignotuberous, regenerating from the ground after fire.
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
Hybrids with its close relative, ''[[Banksia oblongifolia|B. oblongifolia]]'' (Fern-leaved Banksia) can be sometimes found where both species occur (such as near [[Bulli, New South Wales|Bulli]] in the [[Illawarra]]), with features intermediate between both species.
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Broburbee.jpg| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
|familia=Proteaceae
|genus=Banksia
|species=robur
|common_name=Large-leaf banksia, Swamp Banksia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit=shrub
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Max ht box=10
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Max wd box=7
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|origin=Australia
|origin_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|water=moderate, dry
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=flowers, cut flowers
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall, early winter, mid winter, late winter
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|flowers=yellow
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=10.5
|image=Brobur01.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
'''''Banksia robur''''', commonly known as '''Swamp Banksia''' or, less commonly, '''Broad-leaved Banksia''' grows in sand or peaty sand in coastal areas from [[Cooktown, Queensland|Cooktown]] in north [[Queensland]] to the [[Illawarra]] region on the [[New South Wales]] south coast. It is often found in areas which are seasonally inundated.
''Banksia robur'' is a spreading shrub to 2.5 m (8 ft), although can get a little larger in cultivation. It has very large, leathery tough green leaves with serrated margins up to 30 cm (12 in) long and 10 cm (4 in) wide. The new growth is colourful, with shades red, maroon or brown with a dense felt-like covering of brown hairs.
Plants from different areas seem to flower at different times, some spring-summer, others predominantly autumn. The stunning large flower spikes, up to 15cm high and 5-6cm wide, are metallic green with pinkish styles in bud, becoming cream-yellow and fading to golden-brown.In the golden stage. The old flowers turn grey and persist on old cones, concealing the small follicles. These follicles are reddish and furred when new, before fading. The plant is lignotuberous, regenerating from the ground after fire.
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
Hybrids with its close relative, ''[[Banksia oblongifolia|B. oblongifolia]]'' (Fern-leaved Banksia) can be sometimes found where both species occur (such as near [[Bulli, New South Wales|Bulli]] in the [[Illawarra]]), with features intermediate between both species.
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
File:Broburbee.jpg| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
