Botanical Name: Phormium 'Pink Stripe' Add
Common Name: Pink Stripe Flax  
Plant photo of: Phormium 'Pink Stripe'

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Grey Green, Purple

 

Bark Color

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Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

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Design Styles

Mediterranean, Ranch, Seascape, Spanish, Tropical

 

Accenting Features

Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Entry, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio

 

Special Uses

Container

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

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  • Description

  • Notes

Phormium 'Pink Stripe' is an evergreen perennial. Big, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical leaves in a fan pattern. Flowers stems reach high above leaves, bearing clusters of 1-2 in. blossoms in dull red to yellow.
Planting Instructions: 1. Dig a hole 2 times the width and 1 and 1/2 times the height of the container. 2. Set rootball at ground level. 3. Prepare soil mix of equal parts soil and soil amendment. 4. Backfill with amended soil. 5. Build Basin and water.