Re: Kangaroo Paws - Anigozanthos
- To: Amy <m*@ecom.net>
- Subject: Re: Kangaroo Paws - Anigozanthos
- From: W* B* <b*@math.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 10:00:37 -0700 (PDT)
I'm glad anigozanthos is in the discussion right now. Mine, in Berkeley,
Calif., are doing well in clay soil with good drainage (I'm on a slope).
They are watered with the plants they are with, once a week except during
heat spells when they are watered every other day.
I would especially like to know if there is a very dark red anigozanthos?
I have been looking for 'Garnet' here, but maybe I should be looking for
'Bush Garnet'? I like the really tall ones. Anyway, if anyone knows where
I might find some, either plants or seeds, please let me know.
Thanks,
Elly Bade
Berkeley, CA
On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Amy wrote:
> The following from "Sunset Western Garden" book
>
> Anigozanthos, Kangaroo Paw, haemodoraceae
> Evergreen perennials Zones 12, 13, 15, 24 (Sunset zones)
> Full sun, Regular water during flowering. (Mine get regular water year
> round, because of the plants they're with)
> Native to open eucalyptus forests in western
> Australia. From thick rootstocks grow clumps of dark green, smooth,
> swordlike ....Blooms from late spring to fall if spent flowering spikes are
> cut to ground. Light sandy soil or heavier soil with good drainage
>
> The earth is the LORD'S and the fulness thereof
> Amy of Marvelous Gardens
> delicious design in landscape
> zone 10 or 23 in Orange County, Calif.
> www.ecom.net/~jimandmissi/marvelous
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