Plant in a sunny and open position in the garden in well-drained soils. Irrigate regularly and fertilize in spring (not heavily and keep phosphorus on the low side). Fans only flower once and need to be cleaned out after the flowering period so remove the old leaves down to as low as possible at the end of a season. Care should be exercised that the new emerging fans are not damaged. Treat for snails. Hardy to about 25-30 degrees F. Attracts hummingbirds.

Anigozanthos 'Bush Sunset' was a Bush Gems plant hybridized by the Merv Turner by crossing Anigozanthos flavidus with Anigozanthos rufus. Turner was a early hybridizer who utilized the strong Anigozanthos flavidus in his hybrids to make them resistant to the ink spot disease that plagues some species in the genus. 'Bush Sunset' is similar to Anigozanthos 'Big Red' but has smaller slightly darker flowers and more red hairs running down the flowering stems. It blooms slightly sooner than the yellow Anigozanthos 'Bush Dawn'. We grew this beautiful dark red cultivar starting in 1985 and continued with it until closing the nursery in 2025 - a 40 year run! 

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