Kangaroo Paw & Guinea Flower

Kangaroo paw is a sedge-like perennial plant noted for its unique bird-attracting flowers. The tubular flowers are coated with dense hairs and open at the apex with six claw-like structures for which the flower is popularly known as kangaroo paw. The flower stem can grow to over 1.5 meters high with abundant flowers. The colors of flowers are usually yellow, orange, green, and red. The Guinea flower is an Australian native plant and some other warmer countries. The plant is variously called guinea flower or snake vine. There are about 150 species of the plant globally, most of which become coated with yellow blooms in spring and summer. The boarded Guinea Flower is an Australian native plant. It is a small shrub with reddish branch lets and hairy buds that bears bright yellow flowers in the spring.