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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Haemodoraceae |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Parentage: (A. flavidus hybrid) |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Anigozanthos 'Pink Joey' (Dwarf Pink Kangaroo Paw) - This evergreen perennial forms clumps 1 to 2 feet wide with bright green strap-shaped leaves to 18 inches tall. From late spring until fall emerge the pink flowers on 2 to 4 foot tall stems covered with downy pink colored hairs. Plant in a sunny and open position in the garden in well-drained soils. Irrigate regularly and fertilize in spring (not heavily and keep (P) phosphorus on the low side). Fans only flower once and need to be cleaned out after the flowering period so remove the old leaves down to as low as possible at the end of a season. Care should be exercised that the new emerging fans are not damaged. Hardy to about 25 degrees F. We have been growing this beautiful mid-sized pink cultivar since 1988. It was introduced to us by the late Fred Meyer who had brought it back from Australia where it was collected in the wilds from the Margaret River area. Its Anigozanthos flavidus parentage gives it good disease resistance. A very nice cut flower variety and attractive to hummingbirds. There is an imposter of this plant in the California nursery trade that is full sized and has darker red-pink flowers (We grow this plant labeled as A. flavidus 'Pink'). In Australia a joey is a young kangaroo and Anigozanthos 'Pink Joey' is a smaller sized Anigozanthos flavidus selection. Another pink kangaroo paw is 'Bush Pearl' which is even smaller.
This information about Anigozanthos 'Pink Joey' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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