''Banksia'' 'Roller Coaster', sometimes referred to as ''Banksia'' 'Austraflora Roller Coaster', is a registered ''
Banksia''
cultivar
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bred from
''Banksia integrifolia'' subsp. ''integrifolia''. Its extended cultivar name is ''Banksia integrifolia'' 'Roller Coaster'. It was bred, propagated and promoted by horticulturist Bill Molyneux of Austraflora nursery in
Victoria,
Australia
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. Chosen and bred for its vigorous
prostrate
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*Prostration, a position of submission in religion etc.
*Prone position, a face-down orientation of the body
*Prostrate shrub
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habit, this has become a popular plant in both private and public gardens in eastern Australia, particularly
Sydney
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and
Melbourne
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.
References
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Roller Coaster
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Roller Coaster
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Garden plants of Australia
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