This flax-like perennial has an irrepressible flower stalk landscape feature. This clumping perennial with flax-like leaves grows to 2m in height. When flowering in spring, a stalk rises from the centre of the plant carrying clusters of red flowers and is up to 5m tall. It tolerates a range of soil and light conditions.
- Type
- Native
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Regions
- Yarra Valley Water plants, Water efficient plants, Water efficient plants (OLD)
- Shade levels
- Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Spring
- Colours
- Green, Red
- Gardens
- Subtropical