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Products > Anigozanthos 'Bush Gold'
 
Anigozanthos 'Bush Gold' - Yellow Kangaroo Paw

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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Perennial
Family: Haemodoraceae
Origin: Australia (Australasia)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloomtime: Spring/Fall
Parentage: (A. flavidus x A. humilis)
Height: 2-3 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F
Anigozanthos 'Bush Gold' (Yellow Kangaroo Paw) - This midsized kangaroo paw has foliage to 2 feet tall with lightly branched 3 foot tall flower stems bearing masses of bright yellow flowers throughout spring and summer and sporadically the rest of the year.

Plant in a sunny and open position in the garden in moderately well-drained soils (this cultivar more tolerant to heavier 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. Hardy and evergreen to about 25 degrees F and will re-sprout after being knocked down by temperatures as low as 20° F. This plant is a great garden plant and nice for flower arrangements.

Anigozanthos 'Bush Gold' is the result of a genetic mutation of Anigozanthos 'Bush Glow', a hybrid of A. flavidus with A. humilis. Noted garden writer and Anigozanthos hybridizer Angus Stewart has written that he thinks this is the best yellow mid-sized paw. In his book "Gardening on the Wild Side" he states: "The vibrant yellow flowers of this cultivar coupled with its bombproof vigor have made it popular commercially. I highly recommend it as one of the toughest of all the hybrid kangaroo paw cultivars." We grew this variety from 2006 until 2015 and would have continued with it but could not find the micropropagated (tissue culture) plants that produced uniform crops. 

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