Botanical Name: Common Names:
Phormium tenax Flamin PBR New Zealand Flax, PHOS3,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Flamin'® Phormium is a semi compact mid sized Phormium with foliage that literally glows in the sun with red, orange and bronze tones. Flamin'® Phormium is simply stunning and it handles the heat of Sydney and Central NSW much better than most Phormiums. It's low maintenance once established and moderately drought tolerant. Size: 80 - 90cm high x 80 - 90cm wide. Uses: Roadsides, mass plantings, feature plantings and gardens
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Phormiaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Orange, Red
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High