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Kalbarri Catspaw

Anigozanthos kalbarriensis

Kalbarri Catspaw
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kalbarri catspaw is a small, grass-like perennial from the sandplains and damp ground of Western Australia's Mid West coast, usually under 20 cm tall with flowers in late winter and spring. It is a kangaroo paw relative that wants winter moisture and full sun.

Family
Haemodoraceae (Haemodor family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep moist during winter and spring growth, then allow the surface to dry out in summer.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or loamy mix with some organic matter.
Temperature
10-30 °C; tolerates light frost but protect below -2 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Anigozanthos kalbarriensis, commonly known as Kalbarri catspaw, is a grass-like perennial herb native to the south western coastal parts of Western Australia.

Where it grows

It is found in a small area on the west coast of Western Australia in the Mid West region from around Kalbarri and Northampton where it is commonly situated in damp or areas that are wet in winter growing in a variety of soils.

Other Anigozanthos plants

Little Kangaroo Paw · Tall Kangaroo Paw · Dwarf Kangaroo Paw · Cat's Paw · Mangles's Kangaroo Paw · Branched Catspaw · Albany Cat's Paw · Yellow Kangaroo Paw · Red Kangaroo Paw · Green Kangaroo Paw · Kangaroo Paw

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anigozanthos kalbarriensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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