Botanical Name: Common Names:
Anigozanthos flavidus Tall Kangaroo Paw, Evergreen Kangaroo Paw,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
A tall growing Kangaroo Paw with green, red, pink, orange or yellow flowers on tall stems. It makes a fantastic colour display to the landscape. Grows approx. 50cm-1.5m tall.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Embankment, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Habitat, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Verge, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Ink Spot, Rust, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Haemodoraceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Assorted, Green, Orange, Pink, Yellow, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate