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Anigozanthos manglesii

Mangles's Kangaroo-paw

Family HaemodoraceaeGenus Anigozanthos

A kangaroo paw: a furry red stalk ending in a fan of green tubular flowers with red bases
FlowerGnangarraCC BY 2.5 AU

About the plant

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

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Flower
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

  • The floral emblem of Western Australia, where it is endemic. It is not threatened, but is protected by state law, and collecting from the wild needs a license. Wikipedia: Anigozanthos manglesii

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

100% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Anigozanthos p. 20Public domain
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Anigozanthos (Haemadoraceae). A. manglesii had over 90% empty seed coats. The limited data were 70D(1/1), 70L(2/2), and 70 GA-3(1/1) over a 2-6 w period suggesting that light or GA-3 had no effect.
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.

Germination trials

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