Phormium T Mats Merlot

Full sun partial shade hardiness.

Phormium t mats merlot. Where would you use this is in your landscape projects landscape size. 7 9 14 24 h1 h2 mature size. Partial to full sun water needs. Moderate to regular water.

4 6 feet high and wide light needs. Matsuda s dark new zealand flax type. 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. Plant in full sun to light shade.

Tolerant of heat deer drought coast winds salt spray poor soil. 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. Good for pool sides containers borders. Phormium mat s merlot is an evergreen perennial with long wide strap like dark burgundy leaves that resemble giant blades of grass.

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. Phormium mat s merlot plant details. Full sun or morning sun afternoon shade water needs. 4 6 tall 4 6 width light requirement.

Upper dk reddish prpl smoky dk green below w leave tips that arch over. 8 11 sunset zones. 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.