Phormium tenax Maori Maiden PhotenMMa New Zealand Flax 140mm
Phormium tenax Maori Maiden PhotenMMa New Zealand Flax 140mm
Product Description
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Phormium tenax Maori Maiden New Zealand Flax,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Medium New Zealand Flax with pinkish-purple thick strappy-leaved arching foliage. Use as a feature in a pot or mass plant for impact. Great contrast colour against green plants and widely used in mediterrainian style gardens. Grows approx 70cm tall x 40cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases:Mealy Bugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Xanthorrhoeaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Pink, Purple
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
Plant will be supplied in 14cm pot.