Catspaw
Catspaw is a clumping, strap-leaved plant with showy yellow-orange flowers.
Noongar Name: Unknown
Scientific Name: Anigozanthos humilis
Performance: Will thrive with some care
Size: Perennial with a maximum height up to 30cm
Flower: Yellow-orange
Flowering Time: Djilba – Kambarang (Aug-Oct)
Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region
- Anigozanthos humilis (CC BY-SA 4.0) Tony Rebelo
- Anigozanthos humilis (CC BY 4.0) Timothy A. Hammer
- Anigozanthos humilis – (C) Friends of Queens Park
- Anigozanthos humilis – (C) Friends of Queens Park
Growing at a Glance
See Growing Guide for more detail
Position: Adaptable to sunny and light-shade positions
Watering: A waterwise, drought-hardy plant.
Feeding: Will benefit from some supplementary feeding.
Pruning: Remove dead or failing flowers.
Growing Guide
Invited Guests
This provides habitat for Invertebrates, Birds, and Mammals.
- Habitat and Food for Invertebrates
- Habitat and Food for Birds
- Habitat and Food for Mammals