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Anigozanthos flavidus

Evergreen Kangaroo-paw · Tall Kangaroo Paw · Yellow Kangaroo Paw

Family HaemodoraceaeGenus Anigozanthos

A branched red stem carrying furry green tubular flowers, one of them open to show orange anthers, over heathland
FlowerCygnis insignisPublic domain

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
Yellow, greenWikipedia
Native range
Western AustraliaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Worth knowing

  • Flavidus refers to the yellow flowers of this tall kangaroo paw from south-west Australia, which grows from an underground rhizome and keeps its strap-like leaves, up to a meter long, all year. Wikipedia: Anigozanthos flavidus

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

100% germination in 28 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Anigozanthos p. 20Public domain
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Anigozanthos (Haemadoraceae). A. flavidus germ. 70D(100% largely in 4th w), 70 GA-3(100% largely in 3rd w), and 70L(none). The empty seed coats, about 50%, were not counted. Seeds DS 1 y showed no evidence of dying.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Anigozanthos p. 20. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Gibberellic acid soak

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 21 days to germinate.

100% germination in 21 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Anigozanthos p. 20Public domain
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Anigozanthos (Haemadoraceae). A. flavidus germ. 70D(100% largely in 4th w), 70 GA-3(100% largely in 3rd w), and 70L(none). The empty seed coats, about 50%, were not counted. Seeds DS 1 y showed no evidence of dying.
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Anigozanthos p. 20. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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