Botanical Name: Common Names:
Phormium hybrida Black Beauty New Zealand Flax,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting, Upright
Description:
A striking Flax with upright dark burgundy, almost black foliage that grows approx 1m tall. Mass plant for impact, use a potted feature or as a interesting focal point in the garden.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mealy Bugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Xanthorrhoeaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Black, Purple
Flower Colour: Burgundy
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate