Menu Index: Kangaroo Paws
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Crystal’ – Kangaroo Paw
A medium sized kangaroo paw, Bush Crystal produces a spectacular display of crimson pink flowers with branched stems though spring and summer. Arched deep green foliage creates an interesting colour contrast to the brightly coloured flowers. A great cut flower, also bird attracting. Best in a sunny spot. Cut old flowering stems back to their […]
Renew Your Kangaroo Paw
A step by step guide on how to prune your kangaroo paw Kangaroo paws are very giving plants when they flower, but flowering comes at a cost to the plant in energy. So once the flowers die back, a plant can look sick or half dead, when in fact it is just full of dead stems and […]
Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Gold’ – Kangaroo Paw
Landscape Gold is from the Tall and Tough range of kangaroo paws, and grows well in a good range of soil types and positions. Blooming generously from spring to summer with bright yellow and gold flowers which are attractive to nectar eating birds and insects, they also make great cut flowers. A once a year tidy up after […]
Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Scarlet’ – Kangaroo Paw
Landscape Scarlet is from the Tall and Tough range of kangaroo paws, and grows well in a good range of soil types and positions. It makes a stunning garden and landscape plant with its tall flower stems from spring to summer, and is attractive to nectar eating birds and insects, and they make great cut flowers. A once a […]
Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Tangerine’ – Kangaroo Paw
A strappy leafed upright plant, with tall spikes of bright flowers in tones of orange and gold in spring and summer. A great garden and larger landscaping plant which has stood the test of time. The flowers attract birds, and are good for long lasting cut blooms. It grows from an underground rhizome, so once established, if the leaves suffer […]
Anigozanthos flavidus ‘Landscape Lilac’ – Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos Landscape Lilac is from the Tall and Tough range from Gardening With Angus. It suits most soils and can be grown in sun to part shade. Higher light levels will give better flowering. Blooming in spring with multi branched stems of beautiful subtle shades of pale purple to lilac colours, they will attract birds […]
Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Orange’ – Kangaroo Paw
This is a tough and tall variety of kangaroo paw with bright flowers of orange with yellow shadings. It flowers in mid spring to early summer and the stems are branching, giving more blooms per stem. Birds love the flowers. It is suitable for most soil types, from clay to sandy, and even damp ones. An […]
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Tenacity’ – Kangaroo Paw
This is a rather delightful smaller kangaroo paw hybrid that features red flower stems with bright yellow medium sized flowers. It is usually not a long-lived plant in the garden although a sunny well-drained spot will give the best results. An alternative is to grow it in a pot to prolong its life if […]
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Ballad’ – Kangaroo Paw
This is one of the most prolific flowering of all kangaroo paws and it does it all year round. Bird attracting and great as cut flowers. The small habit and bright red flowers make a dramatic statement as a feature plant in the garden, for larger landscaping and for containers in smaller areas. Remove spent flower stems […]
Anigozanthos ‘Bush Fury’ – Kangaroo Paw
A great tough medium height kangaroo paw that flowers nearly all year round with dark red flowers. It attracts birds and native bees, and they make great cut flowers. It likes a well drained soil and a sunny spot, will also grow in light shade, but this can reduce flowering. Feed in spring before flowering, […]