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  • KANGAROO PAW BUSH GOLD

ANIGOZANTHOS 'BUSH GOLD'

DWARF KANGAROO PAW WITH YELLOW FLOWERS
SPRING 2019
PLANT FROM  - NICKS NURSERY
KANGAROO PAW IS AN HERBACEOUS, RHIZOMATOUS PERENNIALS WITH FLAT, DARK GREEN, STRAP-SHAPED LEAVES THAT FOLD AT THE MID-REB. THE BRILLIANTLY COLORED FLOWERS ARE TUBULAR AND FUZZY. THE UNIQUE FLOWERS SPLIT LONGWISE INFO 6 SEGMENTS AT THE TIP RESEMBLING CLAWS. BUSH GOLD BEARS MASSES OF BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERS ON BRANCHED STEMS.
ANIGOZANTHOS IS A SMALL GENUS OF AUSTRALIAN PLANTS IN THE BLOODWORT FAMILY HAEMODORACEAE. THE 11 SPECIES AND SEVERAL SUBSPECIES ARE COMMONLY KNOWN AS KANGAROO PAW AND CATSPAW DEPENDING ON THE SHAPE OF THEIR FLOWERS. 
SCIENTIFIC NAME: ANIGOZANTHOS
HIGHER CLASSIFICATION: HAEMODORACEAE
ORDER: COMMELINALES
RANK: GENUS
SUB FAMILY: CONOSTYLIDOIDEAE
KINGDOM: PLANTAE