Green Kangaroo Paw

Green Kangaroo Paw is a clumping, grass-like plant with attractive green flowers.

Small Plants Dampland Grass-like Perennial Suitable for Pots Waterwise

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Noongar Name: Koroylbardany

Scientific Name: Anigozanthos viridis

Performance: Will thrive with some care

Size: Perennial with a maximum height up to 70cm

Flower: Green

Flowering Time: Djilba – Kambarang (Sep-Nov)

Natural Distribution: Grows locally in the Perth region

: Anigozanthos viridis (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Tim Hammer

: Anigozanthos viridis (CC By-NC 4.0) Ry Beaver

: Anigozanthos viridis – (C) Bryony Fremlin

Growing at a Glance

See Growing Guide for more detail

Position: Suitable for a sunny position.

Watering: Benefits from supplementary watering when in bloom.

Feeding: Fertiliser not required.

Pruning: Remove dead or failing flowers.

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Growing Guide

Ideal Position

Green Kangaroo Paw prefers an open, full sun position and is perfect for a feature shrubbery. This plant and its neighbours should be well spaced so they don’t overlap once fully grown. For best results, avoid morning, overhead or afternoon shade.

Green Kangaroo Paw is ideal for dampland gardens and for fringing around ponds

Green Kangaroo Paw is ideally placed at the front of your garden bed.

When to Plant and Watering

Plant young seedlings in Djeran (mid-Autumn) prior to the Makuru rains (Winter). Avoid planting in the hottest times of the year.

Seedlings should be watered twice a week over their first summer in the garden. It is important to ensure water penetrates down into the root-zone.

We recommend using a soil wetting agent as Perth soils are often ‘water repellent’, or do not absorb water effectively.

A layer of composted, coarse mulch can help in getting your garden started. It will help by reducing water loss and suppressing the growth of weeds.

Green Kangaroo Paw need extra water when budding or in flower to promote a strong display. When in bloom, it can be irrigated on your rostered watering days.

Green Kangaroo Paw should be grouped with other plants which benefit from supplementary watering at flowering time.

Feeding and Soil Care

Green Kangaroo Paw don’t need fertiliser because they are adapted to grow in our local soils, which are typically low in nutrients.

Plants will benefit from adding some vegetable-based compost (avoid those with manure) into the soil at planting.

As your garden develops, practice ‘cut and drop’ when you prune your plants. The leaf and branch material that falls to the ground slowly breaks down over time, releasing nutrients to help your garden to grow.

How to Prune

Green Kangaroo Paw generally don’t need pruning for shape, as their natural growth is usually attractive and/or interesting.

If part of the plant dies or grows in an undesired direction, prune from the base of the stem in question with a pair of secateurs or loppers.

You can also leave dead leaves and branches on the plant, as they provide valuable habitat and camouflage for insects.

Green Kangaroo Paw Dead or failing flowers should be removed at the base of the flowering stem using a pair of secateurs.