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Phormium cookianum 'Tricolor'

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Tricolored New Zealand flax with sword-like leaves. This plant grows to about 75 cm. This plant is mostly hardy.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Kew Botanical Gardens (GB)

Date taken : 22.10.2010

Family : Liliaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kew Botanical Gardens (GB)
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sheltered place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : red
leaf colour : variegated
leaf shape : leaves are (almost) linear
leaf size : between 30 and 40 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : july - august
hardiness : mostly hardy
special feature remarkable winter colour

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop