Phormium tenax 'Platt's Black' Pot Size:#1 Indigenous to moist meadows and

Indigenous to moist meadows and riverbanks in South Africa

with currant red edges that gradually deepen to a blood red center

This is a female variety of the species which requires a male selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit

arranged in open trusses of approximately ten flowers per cluster

with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground

Phormium tenax 'Platt's Black' Pot Size:#1 Indigenous to moist meadows andPlatt's Black New Zealand Flax will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 4 feet apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evergreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year round. This plant does best in full sun to partial