Plant in full sun to light shade. Can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Hardy to 15-20 F.

This cultivar was a cultivar introduced into cultivation in the United States from Mallanseuns Nursery in South Africa nursery in 2003. It appeared to be a bit pinker than the cultivar 'Maori Queen', particularly along the leaf margins and it has narrower foliage. With its bright color and apparent smaller size, this cultivar attracted our attention, but we only grew it the first year we got it in 2003 as it was very similar to others already in production. With this limited experience with it this cultivars long-term ultimate size and performance in the garden remains unknown to us. 

The information displayed on this page about Phormium 'Carousel' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.