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Phormium 'Jack Spratt' (New Zealand flax 'Jack Spratt')

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Skill rating Beginner
skill rating
Ultimate spread 0.3m
max. spread
Ultimate height 0.3m
max. height
Time to maturity 2-5 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 1 hour care
per year

Botanical name: Phormium 'Jack Spratt'

Other names: New Zealand flax 'Jack Spratt'


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Genus: Phormium

Variety or cultivar: 'Jack Spratt' _ 'Jack Spratt' is an excellent dwarf variety that rapidly forms a dense low clump with many small fans. Leaves are bronze-brown in colour and sometimes are twisted.

Phormium 'Jack Spratt' is: Evergreen

Foliage: Brown, Bronze in All seasons

Habit: Clump-forming

Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Plant with: Euphorbia griffithii 'Dixter' (Spurge 'Dixter'), Olearia macrodonta (New Zealand holly), Tamarix tetrandra (Four-stamen tamarisk)

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Specific pests: Phormium mealybug

Diseases: Generally disease free.

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Phormium 'Jack Spratt' (New Zealand flax 'Jack Spratt') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.


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Suggested uses: Architectural, City, Coastal, Beds and borders, Gravel, Low Maintenance

Cultivation: Grow moist, well-drained, fertile soil in full sun, will also tolerate partial shade. Foliage may be damaged by cold winds and hard frosts.

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Soil types: Sandy, Loamy Match unknown
Soil drainage: Well-drained, Moist but well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Partial Shade, Full Sun Match unknown
Aspect: North, South, East, West Match unknown
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) Match unknown

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