PHORMIUM 'RAINBOW SURPRISE' Rainbow surprise has fine leaves, coloured red, orange, and margined with bronze. Phormium plants are coloured all year round...
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PHORMIUM 'RAINBOW SURPRISE'
Rainbow surprise has fine leaves, coloured red, orange, and margined with bronze. Phormium plants are coloured all year round and are not deciduous. Winter time is the best time to plant phormiums as younger plants require more water until established.
PLANT FACTS
BOTANICAL NAME: Phormium tenax 'RAINBOW SURPRISE'
COMMON NAMES: Rainbow Surprise, Pink New Zealand Flax
FAMILY: Asphodelaceae
MAX HEIGHT: 150cm (+/-)
GROWTH TYPE: Flax
NATIVE: Aotearoa / New Zealand
PLANT CARE
✅ Can be grown outside in New Zealand.
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☀️ LIGHT - Full sun or Full sun / Part shade. |
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🌡 TEMPERATURE - Frost hardy. (-0°C – 30°C)
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💧 WATER - Enjoys moist soils. (1 / 2 times a week) |
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☁️ HUMIDITY - Average / High humidity. (40% - 80%)
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⛰ SOIL - Free drainage soil. (Add mulch on top) |
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🌱 FERTILISER - Slow release. (Once in summer)
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*All plants purchased come within a 100% compostable pot so we are able to reuse our nursery pots again and again.
