Anigozanthos ‘Rampaging Roy Slaven’ – Kangaroo Paw

 

This kangaroo paw is a great garden performer with an extended flowering period, from spring to autumn. It is a medium sized plant with plenty of flowers. It has dark orange flowers on a well branched stem, which are great bird attractors and make excellent long lasting cut flowers. Cut back dead flowers down to ground level to tidy the plant if needed. Kangaroo paws grow from an underground rhizome, so if damaged by frost or stress, you can cut them right back hard and the plant will reshoot with fresh new growth from the rhizome.

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Family : Haemodoraceae
Cultivar Name: Rampaging Roy Slaven
Plant Type : Clumping perennial, Bulb or bulb-like
Width : 1.2
Flowering Time : Spring, Summer, Autumn
Soil Type : Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Potting mix
Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean
Growth Habit : Evergreen, Dense foliage, Column-shaped
Soil Moisture : Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Special Uses : Cut flower, Erosion control, Fast growing
Scientific Name: Anigozanthos
Common Name : Kangaroo Paw
Height : 1.5
Flower Color : Red, Orange
pH Level : Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Plant Environment : Courtyard, Poolside, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Light : Sunny
Lifespan : Perennial
Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost
Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies