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

  • Culture

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Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

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Leaf Color

Grey Green, Purple

 

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Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

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Attracts Wildlife

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Phormium 'Pink Stripe' is an evergreen perennial. It is a big, dramatic plant composed of many swordlike, stiffly vertical gray-looking leaves with a pink edge, in a fan pattern. Flowers stems reach high above leaves, bearing clusters of 1"-2" blossoms in dull red to yellow.
Planting: 1. Dig a hole 1" less the depth and 2 times the width of the container. 2. Fill hole with water, let soak. 3. Set root ball in hole. 4. Fill hole halfway with native soil and water. 5. Finish back filling hole, build basin and water.