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Beginner
skill rating |
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2m
max. spread |
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4m
max. height |
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10-20 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Phormium tenax Purpureum Group
Other names: New Zealand flax Purpureum Group
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Genus: Phormium
Variety or cultivar: Purpureum Group _ Purpureum Group forms very long, robust, dull bronze-purple, strap-shaped leaves and panicles of tall red flowers.
Phormium tenax Purpureum Group is: Evergreen
Flower: Dark-red in Summer
Foliage: Flushed purple, Bronze, Dark-green in All seasons
Fruit: Black in Autumn
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Penstemon hartwegii (Scarlet beard tongue), Phygelius x rectus 'Devil's Tears' (Cape figwort 'Devil's Tears')
Phormium tenax Purpureum Group (New Zealand flax Purpureum Group) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 2m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, City, Coastal, Beds and borders, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Foliage only
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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Sandy, Loamy |
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Well-drained, Moist but well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) |
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