Mangle’s Kangaroo Paw (Anigosanthos Mangesii D. Don) was proclaimed as the State flower of Western Australia in the Government Gazette of W.A. dated 18th November, 1960. This plant was first collected in the early years of the Swan River Colony, and was described by D. Don in 1836.
It is a low shrub, with leaves 1-2 ft. long. The flowering stems may reach a height of 3-4 ft., bearing a number of large and unusual flowers at the top. The stems are clothed with deep red or purple woolly hairs, and the flowers with metallic green hairs. Flowering commences in August and extends to October. The plant was named for its resemblence to a kangaroo’s foot.
Details
- Series: 1968 State Floral Emblems
- Subject: Kangaroo Paw
- Designer: Nell Watson, Sydney
- Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia
- Process: Photogravure
- Cylinders: Buff – Green – Red – Dark Brown (printing order)
- Paper: Unwatermarked coated paper incorporating Derby Luminescence
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb)
- Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x 10) divided by horizontal gutter.
- Quantity: 9,119,000
Sheet Numbers (Red)
