Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Houseplant
Vegetable
Origin
Australia
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Anigozanthos
-
Number of Varieties
1220
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Dry areas, Temperate Regions, Well Drained
along watercourse, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-12
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
-
12-4
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
100.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
40.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Orange
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Tissue culture
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
fungus
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Cut Flowers
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
ANIGOZANTHOS
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Common Name
Kangaroo Paws
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
Kangaroo Paws
तरबूज़
In German
Kangaroo Paws
Wassermelone
In French
Kangaroo Paws
Citrullus lanatus
In Spanish
Kangaroo Paws
Citrullus lanatus
In Greek
Kangaroo Paws
καρπούζι
In Portuguese
Kangaroo Paws
Citrullus lanatus
In Polish
Kangaroo Paws
Citrullus lanatus
In Latin
Kangaroo Paws
Citrullus lanatus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Embryophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Cucurbitales
Family
Haemodoraceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Anigozanthos
Citrullus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Benincaseae
Subfamily
Conostyloideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
111000
1
27800
👆🏻