 Phormium 'Platt's Black'
- common names: New Zealand flax
- flowering season: late summer; flowers are seen only on much older plants
- height: 3 feet
- Light requirements: sun
- Soil requirements: average, well drained
- Water requirments: average
- Growth habit: a thick clump
- How to propagate: dividing in early summer
- Leaf type: upright, long and darkly tinted
- Ways to use it: will be content to grow in a large pot for many years; makes a striking focal point when planted among flowering perennials
- Special characteristics: evergreen leaves will be their darkest when this plant is grown in strong sunlight
This could have the darkest leaf of the phormiums -- it is among the darkest we have seen. But a lot depends on where you place it. In full sun its color will be darker than if planted in any shade, where it will be lighter. Its mature height is two to three feet. It will grow quicker and look better with regular, deep watering. Older plants can take more drought. Cold hardy to 15 to 20°F. It is reported to not to grow as well in Southern California as it does in cooler climates. Originally from Platt's Native Plants in Auckland, New Zealand. |
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