Type of Plant
Tree
Size
Up to 30m
Flower Structure
Bunch of individual flowers
Flower Colour
Cream
Flowers When?
Summer
Leaves
Long narrow leaves with entire margins.
Light Levels
Full Shade
Soil Types
Loam, Clay loam, Red volcanic, Light forest soil
Soil Moisture
Well Drained
Garden Use
Garden Filler, Feature, Hedge, Screen, Mass plantings, Street plantings, parks, Wind break
Care
Low maintanance
Special Features
fast growing, bird nesting, Good protection for small birds
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Other Insects
Family
Proteaceae
Cultivars, Hybrids, Varieties
History, meaning of the name
Buckinghamia – named in Honour of Richard Grenville (1823-1889), the Third Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1866 to 1868. The genus was named in 1868 by Ferdinand von Mueller, from a collection made by John Dallachy, near Rockingham Bay, on 11 January 1865. celsissima – Latin for “the highest”, “raised” or “lofty”, a reference to the tall habit of the species in the wild.
Distribution
It is found naturally in Northern Queensland, close to the coast, from south of Cooktown to west of Townsville.