Yellow Kangaroo Paw _DSC8235

Kangaroo paws belong to the genus Anigozanthos, which has 11 species.
Anigozanthos occur naturally only in the southwest of Western Australia. They occur in a variety of habitats and soil types.
The colour and form of kangaroo paws make them one of the most rewarding Australian native plants for the home garden. Kangaroo paws are also very good cut flowers. They are exported to many parts of the globe and are grown commercially in the USA, Israel and Japan.

[Bep]

They are in our flower shops sometimes. I like them.

[Graham Thresher]

Love your close up.

[Dinah Pinkston]

Wonderful focus, and I enjoyed your informative narrative. I've never seen these, but they look like they would be beautiful in a cut flower arrangement.

[Christina Helliwell]

So pretty. Love the shallow dof.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of those nice flowers . interesting information.

[sally agnew]

They are really beautiful but unfortunately I have not had any success in growing them :)

[Denise Wood]

Great capture :)

[Robyn]

Lovely detail

[Valerie Chesney]

Love this, I can grow the red ones, but, not the yellow

[Merrelyn]

@gijsje They are beautiful flowers.

[Merrelyn]

@thresheg Thanks Graham.

[Merrelyn]

@chrysanthemum Thanks Christina. We have some beautiful kangaroo paws.

[Merrelyn]

@dsp2 Thanks, they are beautiful and grow on quite long stems. They are often included in dried flower arrangements too.

[Merrelyn]

@pyrrhula Thank you. The yellow ones are very pretty.

[Merrelyn]

@hermann I grew some green and red ones years ago, but they don't work in my garden now.

[Merrelyn]

@gilbertwood @flyrobin Thank you , they are lovely.

[Merrelyn]

@happysnaps I wonder why that is. I love seeing mass plantings of the red ones.

[Yeshanghai]

Beautiful capture with great focus

[Barb Newcomb]

I love Kangaroo Paws and have a couple of them myself. They just keep on flowering! Gorgeous.