Plant of the Month – Kangaroo Paw 4
So far this month I reviewed the Red & Green variety of Kangaroo Paw, called Anigozanthos manglesii, the Orange Gem variety, called Anigozanthos flavidus and the Green Machine variety, called Anigozanthos viridis. This week we look at a variety commonly called the Yellow Gem Genus: Anigozanthos Species: Common Name: Yellow Gem Flower Colour: Yellow Foliage [...]
Read more »Plant of the Month – Kangaroo Paw 3
So far this month I reviewed the Red & Green variety of Kangaroo Paw, called Anigozanthos manglesii and the Orange Gem variety, called Anigozanthos flavidus. This week we look at a variety commonly called the Green Machine. Genus: Anigozanthos Species: viridis Common Name: Green Machine Flower Colour: Green Foliage Colour: Green Growth Habit: Strap Leaf/Grass [...]
Read more »Plant of the Month – Kangaroo Paw 2
Have any of you raced out and purchased a Kangaroo Paw yet? Last week I reviewed the Red & Green variety of Kangaroo Paw. This week we look at a variety commonly called Orange Gem Genus: Anigozanthos Species: flavidus Common Name: Orange Flower Colour: Orange/Red Foliage Colour: Green Growth Habit: Strap Leaf/Grass Flowering: Summer & [...]
Read more »Why are you interested in Australian Native Plants?
A lot of my passion for gardening is channeled towards recommending others grow Australian Native Plants. I love their natural beauty and the fact so many of them are unlike basically any other plant around. As I was traveling around the world last year I didn’t miss roses, I didn’t miss petunia’s, I didn’t miss [...]
Read more »Pruning Kangaroo Paws
Apparently a lot of people out there are indeed growing Kangaroo Paws because the number 1 search engine term leading traffic to this blog at the moment is ‘pruning Kangaroo Paws’. This probably has something to do with the fact one of my previous articles is on Kangaroo Paws and the next is on pruning [...]
Read more »Plant of the Month – Kangaroo Paw 1
For the month of January I will be taking a look at 4 different varieties of the humble Kangaroo Paw. The Kangaroo Paw is one of my all time favourite plants and is a worthy feature plant for January! Here is the first variety Genus: Anigozanthos Species: manglesii Common Name: Red & Green Kangaroo Paw [...]
Read more »Aussie Green Thumb.com LAUNCH
Welcome to AussieGreenThumb.com Hello, my name is James Middleton and I want to warmly welcome you to my re-launch of AussieGreenThumb.com. Back in 2007 I started this website, offering hints, tips and traps for fellow Australian Gardeners with a particular focus on Australian Native Plants. This will still be my focus as we kick off [...]
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