Botanical Name: Common Names:
Phormium hybrida Blood Diamond New Zealand Flax,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Striking black and red strappy-leaved upright foliaged perennial. Use as a feature in a pot or mass plant for impact. Great contrast colour against green plants and widely used in Mediterranean style gardens. Darked leaved Phormiums need more shade than the green flax, they can burn in hot overhead sun. Grows approx. 2m x 2m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained