Phormium Bronze Baby New Zealand Flax

As bronze baby is a dwarf form it is perfect for those with small spaces in their gardens and is an outstanding feature plant border in both the garden bed or pots and containers.

Phormium bronze baby new zealand flax.

These are native to new zealand and were used by the maori people for fibre and flax thus also called as new zealand flax plants. It has sword like leaves that shoot up from the base of the plant. A lot of species even feature multiple colors. Phormium bronze baby is a clump forming dwarf plant that features upright arching copper coloured foliage.

This is because phormium with their sturdy growth habit and colorful fibrous leaves are one of the most useful plants in the landscape. New cultivars and hybrids are now available with leaves in bright shades of yellow pink red and bronze. Phormium bronze baby new zealand flax new zealand flax cultivar that grows to 4 6 feet tall with upright 1 1 2 wide dark reddish brown foliage that curves gracefully at the tips. A good medium sized bronze flax.

This smaller colorful cultivar of the new zealand flax forms clumps of upright blades. Bronze baby is one of the phormium variety with long arching purple bronze leaves that create a striking architectural bush. Phormium bronze baby new zealand flax bronze baby will reach a height of 0 6m and a spread of 0 6m after 2 5 years. Phormium tenax or new zealand flax is a simple yet visually appealing and easy to care for plant.

It is a perfect spiky shrub that makes an eye catching elegant garden specimen. The colors of the spikey foliage create a dramatic look. Plant in full sun to light shade. In summer flower spikes are produced which attract nectar feeding birds.

It comes in a variety of species that range in colors from solid green to red and even pink and burgundy.