| Description | Yellow Kangaroo Paw Bush Dawn (Anigozanthos) Has bright yellow flowers on tall stems. A tender perennial that can be grown as an annual. Native to Australia. |
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| Pronunciation | (an-ih-go-ZAN-thos) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender, Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b-11 |
| Temperature | hardy to 25-30 degrees F |
| Flowers | bright yellow, bloom from spring until fall in the warmer zones, |
| Cultivar Origin | One of the Bush Gems hydridized by the late Merv Turner of Monbulk, Victoria. He started in the 1970s and in 1986. Cross between A. flavidus x A. pulcherrimus. |
| Misc Facts | Refer back to Kangaroo Paw ABC's for additional information on growing this plant. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen a few varieties of this plant at different Botanical Gardens. The fuzzy bright colored flowers are always" floral show stoppers". |
| Notes & Reference | #156-San Marcos Growers web site (www.smgrowers.com), Sunnyvale Garden (https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/flowers/kangaroo-paw/) a very informative article on Kangaroo Paws |
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