Tree Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your tree gift even
more special by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
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Bronze-purple, sword-shaped leaves. (Evergreen)
Common Name: New Zealand Flax
Latin Name: Phormium Bronze Baby
Soil: Fertile, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: July / Red
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 0.8m/0.8m
Special features: Bronze-purple, sword-shaped leaves
Arching, bronze-purple, sword-shaped leaves, and spikes of tubular, red flowers in summer. This compact phormium is great for creating dramatic punctuation marks in a sheltered, sunny, patio or courtyard garden.
To accentuate the dark-purple foliage, mulch with natural-coloured gravel. In frost-prone areas, over-winter container-grown specimens in a greenhouse or conservatory.
This shrub is supplied in a 3 litre container for year round planting.