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Products > Phormium 'Pink Stripe'   Phormium 'Pink Stripe' - New Zealand Flax Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.   [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Perennial Family: Phormiaceae (~Xanthorrhoeaceae) Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Red/Purple Foliage: Yes Flower Color: Insignificant Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Synonyms: Phormium 'Candy Stripe' Height: 4-6 feet Width: 4-5 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Phormium 'Pink Mist' (Pink New Zealand Flax) – This fantastically colorful New Zealand Flax cultivar grows slowly to 2 to 3 feet tall in a open rosette with lax arching 3 foot long by 1 1/2 inch wide leaves that have a broad midstripe of bubblegum pink surrounded by olive-green to bronze margins. Plant in full sun to light shade - may sun burn in full sun in Southern California. Can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Hardy to 15-20 F. Possibly root hardy below these temperatures but with severe foliage damage unless protected. This sensational plant was discovered in 2001 by our field supervisor Arturo Garcia in the nursery's Phormium propagation stock corral as a sport taken off of Phormium 'Pink Stripe', from which it differs greatly. Its variegation has remained stable with no reverting green leaves produced since it was discovered. Its only drawback is its slow growth, which is why it took us 15 years to finally build up enough stock to to release it for sale in 2016.  The information presented on this page is based on research that we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations we have made of it growing in the nursery's garden and in other gardens we have visited, as well how it performs in our nursery crops out in the field. We will incorporate comments that we receive from others as well and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they have knowledge of cultural information that would aid others in growing Phormium 'Pink Stripe'.     [MORE INFO]