Perennials > Phormium > Phormium 'Sunset'
Phormium
'Sunset'
Sunset New Zealand Flax
| Family |
| Phormiaceae |
| Genus |
| Phormium |
| Cultivar |
| 'Sunset' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -21 - (-15) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -5 - 5 |
| Height |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Erect, clump forming evergreen perennial. |
| Landscape |
| Low maintenance flower borders and courtyard gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows best in fertile well-drained soils. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Phormium mealybug. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens, Cornwall, England. |
| Propagation |
| Division in spring. |
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