PLANTS OF PURPLE FLAX - PHORMIUM TENAX PURPUREUM
Magnificient foliage. A good plant for pond edges and coastal zones. Attractive purple foliage. Ornamental for borders, clumps, indoor plant. Cut foliage.
Perennial plant with sword-shaped leaves, purple-bronze up to 2m. long. Impressive orangey-reddish flowers.
Grows on sandy, neutral and humid soils.
Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.
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| Climate Zone | Sub-tropical, Warm areas |
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| Flower colour | Pink |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Foliage color | Purple |
| Hardiness | Hardy, No drought resistant |
| Life cycle | Perennial |
| Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Coastal garden, Cut flower, Edges, Erosion control, Gardening, Gravel Garden, Indoor Plant, Low maintenance garden, Ponds |
| Planting distance | 50-100cm |
| Soil - Moisture | Fresh to moist |
| Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
| Soil - Type | Sand |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
| Watering | Moderate |
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Easter 2026
This week we will only be shipping orders on Monday 30 March to ensure that orders arrive before bank holidays.
We will resume deliveries from Tuesday 7 April 2026.
The nursery will be open until Thursday 2 april. If you would like to collect your order or visit us we would be delighted to welecome you from 8 am to 2 pm.
Happy Easter !