Phormium cookianum ssp. hookeri 'Tricolor'
TRICOLOUR MOUNTAIN FLAX
Xanthorrhoeaceae-Hemerocallidoideae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
1m
Plant habit
 
1m

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Pruning: Remove spent flower stems & leaves as they form.

 
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Phormium cookianum ssp. hookeri 'Tricolor'
TRICOLOUR MOUNTAIN FLAX
Xanthorrhoeaceae-Hemerocallidoideae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
1m
Plant habit
 
1m

FEATURES

Flowers: chartreuse

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: striped cream & red-edged


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, formal, contemporary, dry style & coastal designs

Uses: informal hedge, informal edging, pot, mass planting, accents, cut foliage, border, soil binding, fire retardant, poolside

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: nectar, deer resistant






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