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Birthday Candles Banksia
Plant type: evergreen shrub
H: 0.5m W: 1m
Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun
Fast Facts
snails & slugs
Likely hiding spots during the day are under pots, masonry and rocks; between plants and walls, trees or posts and at the base of plants with strappy leaves.
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