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Phormium Surfer Bronze

Phormium Surfer Bronze

Name: Phormium Surfer Bronze
Brand: The Plant Company
SKU: 10189f
Price: 20.12 NZD
Availability: InStock

Phormium tenax Surfer Bronze, Surfer Bronze Flax

Phormium cookianum Surfer Bronze is a Flax variety that features chocolate brown leaves with a hint of olive green. It grows to 60 cm tall and wide in full sun on a well-drained site. Phormium Surfer Bronze is often added to mixed plantings, borders, or coastal gardens, and is commonly planted around water features, pool, and barbecue areas, or grown in a container.

Suited to regions:	All regions
Plant type:	Flaxes
Height:	60 cm
Spread:	60 cm
Flowering time:	Summer
Tolerances:	Coastal, Hardy, Wet, Wind
Garden uses:	Banks, Borders, Containers, Living areas, Parks, Paths & Steps, Patios, Ponds, Pool areas, Specimen
Garden styles:	Architectural, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern, Native, Riparian
Easy to grow?	Yes
Maintenance requirements	Low
Growth rate	Medium
Also known as	Phormium tenax Surfer Bronze, Surfer Bronze Flax

Phormium Surfer Bronze Details

Phormium cookianum Surfer Bronze is a variety of Flax that features sword-like, chocolate brown leaves with a hint of olive green. In spring, stems rise the above the leaves to bear clusters of yellow flowers in summer which are great for attracting birds. This variety typically grows to 60 cm tall and the same wide with a tidy and compact habit. It grows best and produces the most intense leaf colourings when planted in full sun on a well-drained site. It will tolerate frost, coastal conditions, wind, poor soils, and cool climates. Phormium Surfer Bronze is a versatile variety of Flax that makes a fantastic addition to mixed plantings, borders, or coastal gardens, and is commonly planted around water features, pool, and barbecue areas, or grown in a container. It is also well suited for mass planting on a bank and in these situations provides an impressive display.