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Products > Anigozanthos 'Bush Lantern'
 
Anigozanthos 'Bush Lantern' - Dwarf Yellow Kangaroo Paw

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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Haemodoraceae
Origin: Australia (Australasia)
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Parentage: (A. humilis x A. bicolor)
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Anigozanthos 'Bush Lantern' (Dwarf Yellow Kangaroo Paw) - A small perennial plant with narrow linear light green foliage and bright yellow, fuzzy flowers one sided on an inflorescence up to 12" tall.

Plant in full sun and in soil with good drainage and a summer rest period with no summer irrigation. Short lived in garden conditions.

Anigozanthos 'Bush Lantern' is a hybrid between Anigozanthos humilis and Anigozanthos bicolor. 

The information displayed on this page about Anigozanthos 'Bush Lantern' 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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