Rainbow Sunrise New Zealand Flax
Phormium 'Rainbow Sunrise'
Apricot-pink centered leaves have contrasting bronze-red borders to brighten and enhance any landscape. Use as an accent, specimen, container plant or backdrop to add unique color and texture to the landscape. Foliage great for cut arrangements. Evergreen.
| Synonym: | Phormium 'Maori Sunrise' |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Contemporary, Mediterranean, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | 3 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Mass Planting, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Multicolored |
| Item no.: | 9105 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Apricot-pink centered leaves have contrasting bronze-red borders to brighten and enhance any landscape. Use as an accent, specimen, container plant or backdrop to add unique color and texture to the landscape. Foliage great for cut arrangements. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
| Synonym: | Phormium 'Maori Sunrise' |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Contemporary, Mediterranean, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | 3 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Mass Planting, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Red |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Multicolored |
| Item no.: | 9105 |
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