Botanical Name: Phormium tenax 'Rubrum' Add
Common Name: Red New Zealand Flax  
Plant photo of: Phormium tenax 'Rubrum'
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Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Red

 

Bark Color

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Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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New Zealand Flax is an excellent accent plant for the garden. Evergreen leaves are long, narrow, and grow upright. Clusters of flowers grow on spikes above the foliage in late spring and summer. 'Rubrum' is a large, bold plant with stiff, vertical, strap-like leaves that arise from its base and are dark purplish-red in color. It should be grown in full sun.