Phormium T Mats Merlot

Phormium mat s merlot plant details.

Phormium t mats merlot.

7 9 14 24 h1 h2 mature size. Phormium tenax mat s merlot phomame1 v 21 phormium tenax mat s merlot photo not available gif. Good for pool sides containers borders. Partial to full sun water needs.

Plant in full sun to light shade. 4 6 feet high and wide light needs. Phormium mat s merlot matsuda s dark new zealand flax this new zealand flax cultivar grows upright 4 to 5 feet tall with 1 1 2 inch wide leaves that are a dark reddish brown on the upper surface and a smoky dark green below and leave tips that arch over gracefully. Phormium mat s merlot is an evergreen perennial with long wide strap like dark burgundy leaves that resemble giant blades of grass.

Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about phormium new zealand flax phormium tenax merlot supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. Phormium mat s merlot mat s merlot new zealand flax a dramatic perennial forming clumps of strappy evergreen leaves that droop at the tips shiny dark purple to black in color. The upper surface has distinct black leaf margins and midrib. Phormium tenax merlot pp14 228 pp14 228 upright growing flax to nearly 6 feet tall with 2 1 2 inch wide leaves with dark gray purple upper leaf surfaces and silvery gray lower leaf surfaces.

Matsuda s dark new zealand flax type. Full sun or morning sun afternoon shade water needs. Full sun partial shade hardiness. 4 6 tall 4 6 width light requirement.

Native to new zealand. Upper dk reddish prpl smoky dk green below w leave tips that arch over. Tolerant of heat deer drought coast winds salt spray poor soil.