Firewood Banksia Earrings Made in Australia from our hand-painted designs, our wooden earrings draw inspiration from Australian flora and fauna. These unique earrings embody true Australiana and serve as wonderful Australian gifts! They are printed with eco-friendly inks on sustainably grown hoop pine and paired with stainless steel posts. Banksia menziesii, Firewood banksia and kwongan or kwandong in the Noongar language, is a hardy, small to medium size tree that mainly grows in the sandy heath and woodlands of south-western W.A. It requires fire to propagate and produces large, vibrant, two-tone red, pink, yellow or white flowers in autumn and winter. The sweet flower nectar provides a rich food source for wildlife, particularly honeyeaters. Associated with connecting to your spiritual roots, regeneration, the courage to release pain and move ahead with optimism and renewed energy.