Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Houseplant
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Australia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
710
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Temperate Regions, Well Drained
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-118-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Tissue culture
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
fungus
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Buds, Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Cut Flowers
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
ANIGOZANTHOS manglesii
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Mangles' Kangaroo Paw, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
-
-
Order
Commelinales
Brassicales
Family
Haemodoraceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Anigozanthos
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Conostyloideae
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Number of Species
11100
1
27800
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