Phormium 'Pink Stripe'

Also Known As

Phormium tenax 'Pink Stripe'
ink Stripe New Zealand Flax

Plant type

perennial, grass / grass like

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

8a-11

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Phormium 'Pink Stripe' plant details

Phormium 'Pink Stripe' is an evergreen perennial grass (or grassy in appearance) with green, pink and variegated foliage. Features grassy texture. Grows well with sun and even moisture - low water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Phormium 'Pink Stripe'

Plant type: perennial grass (or grassy in appearance)
Plant family: asphodelaceae
Foliage: evergreen green, pink and variegated
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Uses: container plant, dramatic, rock garden, spiky, year-round-interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Phormium 'Pink Stripe'

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Strap-like leaves of bronze-green candy-stripe-edged with pink (especially when young) make this prolific, upright-growing (to 3-6') perennial striking! especially in winter when garden candy is nice! S/M/GDr

By: Forestfarm

Has a gray green center to the blades with a nice pink margin. Will get 5’-6’ tall.

By: Gossler Farms

A newer cultivar from South Africa that is becoming popular with many of our customers, it has a stiff, upright habit to 5' with coffee colored foliage bordered by a distinctive, rosy-pink stripe. Hardy to 10F.

By: Native Sons

Dramatic and easy, with olive-grey sword like leaves are rimmed with rosy-pink. Grows 3-4' tall, this medium Phormium is handsome in containers as a specimen or combined with silvers, plums, or any really dark foliage. In mild climates 'Pink Stipe' make a stunning architectural foliage plant.