Plant in a sunny and open position in the garden in moderately well-drained soils (this cultivar is 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. 'Bush Tango' is a great garden plant and nice for flower arrangements.

Anigozanthos 'Bush Tango' is one of the later Bush Gem hybrids released and is attributed by some the Merv Turner who did the early hybrids and by others to Angus Stewart who hybridize the later ones. It is considered to be a complex hybrid involiving Anigozanthos flavidus, Anigozanthos humilis, Anigozanthos onycis and Anigozanthos preissii.This plant does suffer from a rust disease in Australia but this problem has not been observed here in California. A picture of this plant was used for a postage stamp in Australia. 

Information displayed on this page about Anigozanthos 'Bush Tango' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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.