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Pink Stripe Flax

Phormium 'Pink Stripe'

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Overview

The Pink Stripe Flax, or Phormium 'Pink Stripe', is a captivating perennial famed for its striking variegated foliage. Each arching leaf showcases vivid pink margins with olive green centers, reaching a mature height of up to 3 feet and a spread of 2 feet. This ornamental plant is drought-tolerant, enjoys full sun to partial shade, and offers a vibrant, textural contrast in coastal, modern, or Mediterranean-themed gardens. Hardy and low-maintenance, it thrives in USDA zones 9-11.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 8–10Type Shrub
Pink Stripe Flax (Phormium 'Pink Stripe') — Each arching leaf showcases vivid pink margins with olive green centers
Pink Stripe Flax (Phormium 'Pink Stripe') — is a captivating perennial famed for its striking variegated foliage

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
8–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Shrub
Family
Agavaceae

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Pink Stripe Flax (Phormium 'Pink Stripe') — Each arching leaf showcases vivid pink margins with olive green centers
Pink Stripe Flax (Phormium 'Pink Stripe') — is a captivating perennial famed for its striking variegated foliage

Photograph: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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