Phornium apricot queen, the New Zealand flax. From purple to cream, through all shades of pink, red, gray and green in increasingly attractive listed combinations
Brand: VIVERCID
Description
Phornium apricot queen, the New Zealand flax. From purple to cream, passing through all shades of pink, red, gray and green in increasingly attractive listed combinations: the chromaticism of the Phormium leaves, together with its shape of soft erect or arched swords, have made it secured a site in the most current gardens. Added to this is its rapidity of growth and extraordinary resistance to drought, heat, cold and all types of terrain. A beautiful xerophyte. What more could you ask for? They are evergreen plants, so they keep the note of color even in winter.
Details
Phornium apricot queen, New Zealand flax
• Soil: They need a deep, rich and well-drained soil, preferably with a loam or sandy loam structure.
• Climate: They live best in regions with an oceanic climate (it hails from the coasts of New Zealand), but they adapt well to other climates.
• Situation: The most appropriate thing is to plant them in the sun, where the colors will be more intense. Those of lighter shades go better in semi-shade.
• Irrigation: Phormiums appreciate periodic watering during the months of greatest development (spring and summer), but they can also withstand times of drought, since their tissues are capable of accumulating a significant amount of water that serves the reserve plant .
• Pests: They are not plants prone to attack by pests. The exceptions are the cottony mealybug , which is installed at the base of the leaves, and is fought with systemic or penetrating insecticides, and the snails, which pierce the leaves when they are tender and still folded, and are driven away with helicides.
• Diseases: They can be affected by soil fungi, such as Phitophtora, Rizoctonia, Verticillum, when they do not have good drainage and water accumulates in the substrate.
