Kangaroo Paw

Today I spotted this group of kangaroo paw plants growing on the edge of the Mitcham Shopping Centre car park. Thought it made quite an interesting blip with just two buds presently in flower.

Bigger flower.

The colour and form of kangaroo paws make them one of the most rewarding Australian native plants for the home garden. Kangaroo paws are also very good cut flowers. They are exported to many parts of the globe and are grown commercially in the USA, Israel and Japan.

Kangaroo paws belong to the genus Anigozanthos, which has 11 species.
This genus occurs naturally only in the southwest of Western Australia. They do extremely well here in South Australia.