Description
This is one of the darkest of the ÔblackÕ Phormiums. It has superb dark maroon colour with a beautiful silvery-grey underside to the spear-like leaves.
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Resilience –
Flowering Time –
Height and spread – 100 x 100 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining, but moist soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Ideal to provide year round interest in a border or as a colourful low maintenance pot or container plant on the deck or patio.
Features –
Typical season – Spring
Flower Colour –
Foliage Colour – black
Flowering time – N/A
Planting recommendation – Bed/Border Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – A hardy plant which should survive normal winter conditions outside, especially if protected from the hardest frosts.
Plant care – Trim in the spring. Remove brown tips, and remove any dead leaves found on or around the plant.
Family – AGAVACEAE Genus – Phormium Cultivar – Black Velvet
Pot Sizes – 3Ltr+ Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – 4.5 to 5.0 Common pests – Aphid Common disease –
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