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Haemodoraceae
Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos
Uniqueness, vibrancy, the Australian wilderness.
- Family
- Haemodoraceae
- Genus
- Anigozanthos
- Native to
- Southwestern Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen perennial
- Height
- 30–200 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 9–11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Kangaroo paws are named for their fuzzy, claw-shaped flowers that resemble — well, a kangaroo's paw.
- They're pollinated by birds; the velvety hairs on the flowers brush pollen onto the foreheads of feeding honeyeaters.
- Anigozanthos manglesii (red and green kangaroo paw) is the floral emblem of Western Australia.
- Kangaroo paws come in some of the most unusual flower colors in nature, including true black (Macropidia fuliginosa, the black kangaroo paw).
- The flowers are coated in dense fluffy hairs in colors that contrast with the flower body, creating their distinctive look.