Re: Kangaroo Paw

A good information site on the web is:
http://www.australianplantssa.asn.au/Kangaroo%20Paws.html

Fertilizing may have killed them.  Many australian plants are very sensitive to phosphrous in the soil or fertilizer.  Your water might be to hard.  See the recommended maximum salts level in the water in the website above.  I know they are grown here in the USA in mostly sand with mixed in well-rotted organic compost.


On 10/11/06, L Schmiege <schmiege32@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Helpful friends:

I have tried to grow Kangaroo Paw for the second year running here in Athens, Greece.  The seed comes up and grows slowly to about 4 inches and then slowly they die.  I have one plant left and it has shrunk to 2 inches. I moved it and fertilized it in order to save it but it does not look happy. My soil is probably PH 6-7 and fast draining.  It is pale green and I have marked it with a stone in order to find it as it looks like a piece of grass that should be pulled out. The rest of my garden is mostly successful.  The climate is hot and dry in the summer so I water with a hose.  We have Winter rains which have really started hard this year.

Thanks,
Lorraine Schmiege

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