Anigozanthos viridis – Green Kangaroo Paw

Tufted grass-like plant with long rounded, blue-green leaves and vibrant, green kangaroo paw flowers on long reddish-green stalks. This unusual clumping plant grows about 0.4 – 0.7m tall in flower, in well-drained or winter wet sandy loam, loam, gravelly sand and clay loam. It flowers in later winter and spring and attracts honeyeaters. It looks great in a large patio pot or as a massed border planting in the garden. Prune back after flowering to remove old stems and apply slow-release native fertiliser for best growth, and control snails. Origin – south west and Swan coastal plain.