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Unconditional Satisfaction GuaranteeNo Shipping Fees Above 302 Months to Decide. Returns Simplified.Anigozanthos humilis seeds grow into the common catspaw a perennial rhizomatous herb native to the subtropical biome of south-western and west south-western Australia, endemic to the Noongar Boodjar (the traditional land of the Noongar peoples of south-western Australia). Described by Lindley (1840) in ‘A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony’. Three subspecies: subsp. humilis (common catspaw), subsp. chrysanthus (Mogumber catspaw) and subsp. grandis (tall catspaw). The epithet humilis means ‘low-growing’. Part of the iconic kangaroo paw genus (Anigozanthos) all 11 species endemic to south-western Australia. The genus name combines Greek anisos (unequal) + anthos (flower), referring to the asymmetric flower form. The related Anigozanthos manglesii (red-and-green kangaroo paw) is the floral emblem of Western Australia. Produces tubular, velvety, orange-yellow to red flowers on slender scapes. Family Haemodoraceae, Order Commelinales.
Full sun; well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils; warm subtropical to Mediterranean-climate conditions of SW Australia; drought-tolerant. Fire-adapted rhizome regenerates after fire.
Anigozanthos humilis is the common catspaw part of the iconic kangaroo and cat’s paw genus whose 11 species are exclusively endemic to south-western Australia, one of the world’s most distinctive floral families whose velvety tubular flowers and rhizomatous, fire-adapted habit make them among the most recognisable flowers of the Australian botanical world.
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