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Phormium 'Black Adder'

 
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Family: Phormiaceae
Genus: Phormium (FOR-mee-um) (Info)
Cultivar: Black Adder

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Burgundy
Dark/Black
Smooth-Textured
Leathery-Textured

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Patented

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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1 positive
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive Kell On Jul 9, 2009, Kell from Northern California, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Black Adder is a 2009 Australian introduction and a color break thru for an almost black colored phormium of moderate size with slender, upright arched leaves.

Once established it is drought tolerant and suitable for coastal gardens as well as hotter inland garden zone 8a and above. Do not over water and make sure it is well drained.

Black Adder was found as a mutation when Phormium cookianum Platt’s Black was being tissue cultured. Platt's Black was once the darkest phormium available.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Albany, California
San Leandro, California



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