Phormium Tenax "Flamingo" 10Liters

Botanical Name: Phormium tenax ‘Flamingo’
Common Names: Flamingo New Zealand Flax, Pink Flamingo Flax, Variegated Pink New Zealand Flax, New Zealand Flax

Plant Type: Tenax
Species Group: Phormium tenax cultivar

📌 Product Description

Phormium tenax ‘Flamingo’ is a striking evergreen ornamental foliage plant grown for its arching, sword-like leaves in shades of pink, rose, cream, green, and bronze. The foliage creates a bold tropical effect while still offering the strong, upright structure that makes New Zealand Flax such a popular landscaping plant. Its colouring can deepen and become more vivid in bright light.

This colourful tenax cultivar forms a dense clump and is ideal for mixed borders, large containers, courtyard gardens, and modern landscape designs. It pairs beautifully with grasses, succulents, architectural shrubs, and flowering perennials. Its tolerance for wind and coastal exposure also makes it a valuable choice for many South African garden settings.

Low maintenance and highly decorative, Phormium tenax ‘Flamingo’ is an excellent choice for adding year-round foliage colour, texture, and architectural form to the garden.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 80 cm – 1.2 m
Spread: 60 cm – 1 m
Growth Habit: Upright, arching, clump-forming evergreen foliage plant
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-draining soil; adaptable to sandy or loamy soils
Water:
• Water regularly during establishment
• Moderately drought tolerant once established
• Avoid prolonged waterlogged soil

Feeding: Apply compost or a balanced slow-release fertiliser in spring to support healthy foliage growth and maintain strong colouring.

Maintenance:
• Remove old or damaged leaves at the base
• Very low maintenance once established
• Divide mature clumps if overcrowded

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring or early autumn
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Climate Suitability: Suitable for mild to warm South African regions; excellent in coastal and sheltered gardens
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost, but foliage may be damaged by heavier frost
Wind Tolerance: Very good, including coastal exposure

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Bright pink and bronze variegated foliage
• Strong architectural form
• Excellent coastal and wind tolerance
• Low maintenance once established
• Superb statement plant for containers and borders

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Feature container plant
✔ Mixed borders
✔ Coastal gardens
✔ Patio and courtyard planting
✔ Contemporary landscape design