Botanical Name: Common Names:
Phormium hybrida Rainbow Chieftain New Zealand Flax,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping
Description:
New Zealand Flax Rainbow Chieftain is an exotic evergreen perennial grass with a robust, upright, clumping habit. Flowers are insignificant, with foliage providing the main visual interest. Leaves are strappy and variegated, displaying bands of colour. Commonly used in landscape designs for structural form and foliage contrast, it suits planting in garden beds, borders, and as a feature in mixed plantings. It is also used in coastal and low-maintenance gardens. Grows to approx. 2m H x 2m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
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