Anigozanthos Kings Park Royal

Common Name:
Kangaroo Paw 'Kings Park Royal'

Description:
Anigozanthos 'Kings Park Royal' is a bold and eye-catching Kangaroo Paw cultivar, renowned for its deep royal purple and rich blue-toned flowers held on dark, elegant stems. Bred by Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Western Australia, this variety was developed for its vibrant colour, compact form, and improved disease resistance. It forms a neat clump of arching, sword-like foliage, making it ideal for both garden beds and container planting. Flowering mainly from spring through summer, with potential spot flowering into autumn, 'Kings Park Royal' is highly attractive to birds and pollinators. It performs best in full sun with free-draining soils and will tolerate periods of drought once established. In Melbourne’s climate, this cultivar thrives with minimal maintenance — simply remove spent flower stems and give a hard prune annually to encourage fresh growth. This showy variety is perfect for modern landscapes and mass plantings where a dramatic colour contrast is desired.

Form:
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 0.6–1 metre
Width: 0.4–0.6 metres

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn (occasionally)

Flower Colour:
Purple
Blue
Dark Red (tones on stems)

Key Attributes:
Australian native
Suitable for Pots
Bird Attracting
Bee Attracting
Perennial
Herbaceous
Disease Resistant
Low maintenance
Extended flowering period
Drought tolerant

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and animals

Companion Plants:
Lomandra 'Tanika'
Grevillea 'Royal Mantle'
Chrysocephalum 'Silver and Gold'
Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters'
Eremophila glabra 'Kalbarri Carpet'