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Apricot Queen New Zealand Flax: Apricot-Colored Phormium

Apricot Queen New Zealand Flax (Phormium)

'Apricot Queen' offers stunning apricot-colored new leaves that mature to pale yellow with green margins, providing year-round color and texture contrast. Use as an accent, specimen, container plant, or backdrop in the landscape. Evergreen.

Growing Requirements

Full Sun
Low Moisture Low
Height Height: 3 – 5 feet
Spread Spread: 2 – 4 feet

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