Wonderfully easy plant to grow. Very good looking in a large container all of its own. I have 3 spaced along the length of my side deck...Read More, and they look very "posh". Mine get only a few hours of sun each day, and have not lost their lovely bronze colours. They are 2 years old. I hardly ever water the containers in summer, and just use pepples for a mulch. In winter I wrap the containers in bubble wrap, and place against the wall of the house, and also add a little extra mulch around the plant. I'm thinking of buying more because of their drought tolerance.
San Leandro, CA (Zone 9b) | September 2005 | positive
This is a 3 to 4 foot phormium that displays well in the landscape or in containers. The leaves, 1 to 2 inches wide, are slightly archi...Read Moreng. It needs some room as it fans out It is one of the darkest phormiums available.
The color is stable.
This dark flax was introduced in 1979 by Ms. Margaret Jones of Tauranga, New Zealand.
Wonderfully easy plant to grow. Very good looking in a large container all of its own. I have 3 spaced along the length of my side deck...Read More
This is a 3 to 4 foot phormium that displays well in the landscape or in containers. The leaves, 1 to 2 inches wide, are slightly archi...Read More