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Products > Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger'
 
Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' - Dwarf Kangaroo Paw

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Haemodoraceae
Origin: Australia (Australasia)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Red
Bloomtime: Spring/Fall
Parentage: (A. humilis x flavidus)
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F
Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' (Dwarf Kangaroo Paw) - Evergreen perennial that was the result of crossing Anigozanthos humilis with A. flavidus. Foliage reaches about 18" and produces red flowers on branched 2 foot tall stalks covered with red hairs from spring-fall. Plant in full sun and water occasionally to regularly spring through fall. Hardy to about 25-30 degrees F. This was one of the first of the dwarf Kangaroo paws that had good garden tolerance. This plant received US Plant Patent PP6,478 in 1988, which has since expired. 

The information about Anigozanthos 'Bush Ranger' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.

 
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