In the Garden with Diana O'Brien | May 22

By Diana O'Brien
Updated May 22 2017 - 10:11am, first published 9:37am

Banksia is reputed to be the first plant collected at what is now Botany Bay. Named after Sir Joseph Banks, the 18th century botanist, banksias are members of the family proteaceae which contains many nectar-rich species.

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