Moscarillo's Garden Shoppe & Ghses Inc
2600 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117
Toll Free: 800-464-9106
Local: 860-231-1826
2600 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117
Toll Free: 800-464-9106
Local: 860-231-1826
Kangaroo Paw
Origin & History
The kangaroo paw's botanical name anigozanthus is derived from the Greek anoigo (to open), and anthos (flower.) The name reflects the kangaroo paw's way of opening widely from the blossom's base. The French botanist Jacques-Julian Houton de Labillardiere was the first European to collect kangaroo paw at his home near Esperance in 1792. It was proclaimed the flower emblem of Western Australia on November 9, 1960.