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Anigozanthos 'Bush Ember' (Dwarf Orange Kangaroo Paw) - Small perennial plant with narrow linear light green foliage and flame-colored, woolly flowers on 1-2 foot tall stems in the spring and summer. Excellent as a container plant.
Plant in a sunny and open position in the garden in well drained soils. Irrigate regularly and fertilize in spring (not heavily and keep (P) phosphorus on the low side). Hardy to about 25-30 degrees F. Hardy to about 20-25 degrees F. 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. This is is a good garden subject or container plant.
The genus was first named by the French botanist Jacques Labillardière 1800 when he collected and described the type species, Anigozanthos rufus, which he had collected during the d'Entrecasteaux expedition to Southwest Australia in 1792 though he did not provide a meaning for this name in his description. Several botanical texts list it as a combination of the Greek words 'anoigo' meaning "to expand" and 'anthos' meaning a "flower" which would be in reference to the flower being split but others speculated it to be the combination of the Greek words 'anisos' meaning "unequal" and 'anthos' meaning a "flower" in reference to the irregular corolla.
Anigozanthos 'Bush Ember' is a hybrid between Anigozanthos humilis and A. flavidus that likely was the result of hybridizing work done by Professor Merv Turner of Monbulk, Victoria who first marketed these hybrids at Bush Gems Nursery in partnership with Biotech Plants. It received Breeder Rights protection in Australia in 1994 after Turner's passing. Although not as long lived as the larger hybrids this plant has proven more durable that many other dwarf cultivars.
The information displayed on this page about Anigozanthos 'Bush Ember' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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