Botanical Name: Common Names:
Anigozanthos hybrida Bush Ochre Bush Gems Kangaroo Paw,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting, Upright
Description:
Soft-wooded, strappy leaved perennial with red stems and bronze/yellow small flowers. Bush Ochre Kangaroo Paw is an blooms all year and responds well if first flower is pinched out after potting. Short lived, this is better suited to containers rather than in the landscape. Flower stems grow 60cm to 1m tall on multiple branches.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Rockery, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Caterpillars, 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: Orange, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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