Botanical Name: Phormium tenax Black Rage
Common Names: New Zealand Flax,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Black strappy-leaved clumping plant with bird attracting flower stalks in Summer. It's upright, arching leaves look great planted en-masse, in pots or used for good contrast against green foliaged plants in a garden. Grows approx. 1m tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Xanthorrhoeaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Black
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Tender
Wind: High
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