An Yucca-like plant with apricot to pink tones blending with the green of the leaves.
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennial Tender
Hardiness Zone
9
Sunlight
full, to shaded
Moisture
average to moist
Soil & Site
average
Growing Media
average
Temperature
hardy to 15-20 degrees F, lower temperatures will cause damage to the foliage
Flowers
many tube-like flowers, in shades from yellow through to bright red, held on long spears, up to 15 feet long
Leaves
yucca-like leaves, apricot to pink tones blending with green
Dimensions
5-6 feet tall
Maintenance
cut off older base leaves as they loose color and become weathered
Cultivar Origin
Selected by Margaret Jones of Tauranga, NZ in 1980. Phormium tenax was first discovered by Captain Cook on an expedition to the South Pacific in 1773. It was collected by Johann & son George Forster and described in 1776.
Misc Facts
Phormium means "basket or wickerwork" and tenax means holding fast referring to the plants strong fibers.