The kangaroo paw introduced today is not the claw of the kangaroo, but the "Australian kangaroo claw", which is an ornamental plant belonging to the genus Sage of the blood fur family, which originally grew in Australia. It has only been introduced to our country in recent years, and now it has become a very beautiful ornamental flower that can be cultivated into potted plants.
The appearance of kangaroo claws is particularly strange, because its flower form is like the kangaroo claws, the color is very bright, with velvety flowers, they were originally very rare cut flowers, exported to countries around the world, after continuous commercial planting, it has cultivated a variety of varieties, can adapt to a variety of environments and soils.
The flower peduncle of the kangaroo claw looks like the kangaroo paw as a whole, when its flowers are completely split, it will become more vivid, the flower color is usually red, pink, yellow, orange, etc., there are also some polychromatic varieties, the most peculiar is the kangaroo claw with silver and white flowers.
The flowering season of kangaroo claws is concentrated in winter, and it can bloom from winter to summer, and the flowering period is very long.
If you want to raise kangaroo paws, you must ensure that there is sufficient light, the temperature of maintenance is between 15 and 33 degrees, you can tolerate higher temperatures, you can also attract appropriate low temperatures, but you must not raise them in places with frost.
In the autumn and winter with short daylight environment, it can form flower buds, that is to say, if you want it to flower, in the late autumn and winter, you must keep more light during the day, and have a longer dark environment at night, the light time during the day is about 6 to 8 hours, and the dark environment at night is about 12 to 16 hours.
Cultivated kangaroo claw requires slightly acidic loose and breathable and well-drained soil, generally will use peat soil with perlite, do not need to mix into too much fertile soil, because its requirements for fertilizer water is not too high, you can add appropriate decomposed organic fertilizer (such as sheep manure) or slow-release fertilizer at the bottom of the pot, which can make kangaroos grow better.
Overall, the advantages of kangaroo claws are still quite a lot, it is both heat-resistant and drought-tolerant, like the warm and dry environment all year round, usually maintenance does not need to be fertilized frequently, it is relatively resistant to barrenness, to ensure that the planted soil has good drainage, air permeability, the maintenance of the environment has good ventilation, the minimum temperature is maintained above 5 degrees.
Kangaroo claws begin to bloom in late autumn and continue to bloom thereafter.
Now in China, the pink flower of the kangaroo claw is the most popular, looks very cute and romantic, very suitable for raising ornamental potted plants, and some big red, yellow or silver white kangaroo claw flowers, usually made into cut flowers.
The reason why kangaroo claw has become a popular cut flower around the world is because its flower stem lotus strip branches are cut off and placed in the water of the vase, which can be placed for a month or two without withering, and the viewing period is long.
Kangaroo claws have a strong adaptability to the environment, usually we will raise it after the pot, it should be placed in a place with extremely strong light, it is best to raise in a full-day environment, if the lack of light, its plant is easy to grow.
The environment for maintaining potted kangaroo claws should be kept warm and dry, with good ventilation, to avoid excessive air humidity, to avoid frequent watering of potted soil, and to have good drainage of soil. The most important thing to pay attention to is the cold work in winter, once the temperature is too low (below zero), it is easy to cause frostbite.