Macropidia fuliginosa
Black kangaroo paw, Kangaroo's foot, Black kangaroo's foot, Macropidia fumosa, Anigozanthos fuliginosus
Macropidia Macropidia
M. fuliginosa - M. fuliginosa is a tender, tufted, evergreen perennial with fans of sword-shaped, grey-green leaves and erect, dark, branching stems bearing panicles of woolly, swollen, tubular, curved, black-flushed, light green flowers in summer.
Macropidia fuliginosa is: Evergreen
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem
Light green, Flushed black in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Generally pest free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
Division, Seed
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Macropidia fuliginosa (Black kangaroo paw) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Conservatory, Containers, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
In frost-free areas, grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil in full sun, shaded from hot, midday sun. Water regularly in dry periods. Protect from excessive winter wet. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost with added grit in low humidity, positioned in bright filtered light or full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Macropidia fuliginosa
Black kangaroo paw, Kangaroo's foot, Black kangaroo's foot, Macropidia fumosa, Anigozanthos fuliginosus
Macropidia Macropidia
M. fuliginosa - M. fuliginosa is a tender, tufted, evergreen perennial with fans of sword-shaped, grey-green leaves and erect, dark, branching stems bearing panicles of woolly, swollen, tubular, curved, black-flushed, light green flowers in summer.
Australia
Evergreen
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem
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Light green, Flushed black in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Generally pest free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
Division, Seed
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Macropidia fuliginosa (Black kangaroo paw) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Architectural, Conservatory, Containers, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
In frost-free areas, grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil in full sun, shaded from hot, midday sun. Water regularly in dry periods. Protect from excessive winter wet. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost with added grit in low humidity, positioned in bright filtered light or full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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