PHORMIUM 'APRICOT QUEEN'

New Zealand flax 'Apricot Queen'

PHORMIUM 'APRICOT QUEEN'

New Zealand flax 'Apricot Queen'

  • Maintenance advice : At the end of winter, cut off at the base, with garden secateurs, any damaged leaves.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin : breeder Margaret Jones (NZ) 1985
  • Use group : Mild Climate plants
  • Height at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : bush, spreading
  • Colour of leaves : Variegated yellow cream white
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Tub/container
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Young leaves are streaked with different tones of green and yellow, with a thin red border also found along the center vein. Older leaves will become more olive-green, streaked with apricot-yellow to cream. Forms a compact tuft, erect and slightly arching. Plant in a sheltered spot.