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Phormium 'Apricot Queen'

 
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Family: Phormiaceae
Genus: Phormium (FOR-mee-um) (Info)
Cultivar: Apricot Queen

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Category:
Perennials

Height:
36-48 in. (90-120 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:
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Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Variegated
Chartreuse/Yellow

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
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Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
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No positives
1 neutral
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Kell On Nov 29, 2007, Kell from Northern California, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

This New Zealand flax is more yellow than apricot. It is hardy to 15-20 F. In containers it stays around 2 feet tall but in the ground it can get to 7 feet though usually is stays about 4 feet tall. Mr. Jury, a phormium hybridzer from New Zealand, crossed Phormium 'Yellow Wave' with P. cookianum 'Tricolor' to get Phormium 'Apricot Queen'. The variegation is supposed to have little reversion which is an excellent trait as many can revert back to solid colors..

Regional...

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

Clayton, California
Portland, Oregon



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