About
This evergreen perennial typically grows in clumps, reaching a height of up to 45 cm. It features long, strap-like leaves and upright stems that produce racemes of tubular flowers, which can be green, yellow, orange, or red and measure around 5 cm in length.
About the genus
Anigozanthos consists of tufted, evergreen perennials that grow from rhizomes. They feature long, strap-like leaves and upright stems that support either simple or branched racemes filled with tubular, hairy, hooded blossoms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Houseplants, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow outdoors in moist but well-drained humus-rich sandy soil in frost-free situation. Mulch with straw or chip bark in autumn to protect plant crown over winter. Grow under glass in 3 parts peat substitute or leaf mould and 1 part each loam and sharp sand. Excellent as a cut flower
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or division
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free