1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia, Malaysia
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Phormium tenax,Phormium cookianum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments
Cliffs, Mountain Slopes
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm121.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm121.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Orange Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Yellow, Green, Pink
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Yellow, Green, Pink
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
Yellow, Green, Pink
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green, Purple
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Needs more water during establishment
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Full-strength liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Red blotch, Stem rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Anaesthesia
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Soil protection, soil stabilisation
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection, Weight loss
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Burns, Skin irritation
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, useful as a ground cover
Container
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Plectranthus scutellarioides
PHORMIUM 'Apricot Queen'
7.2 Common Name
Coleus, Painted nettle
New Zealand Flax
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Buntnessel
Neuseeländer Flachs
7.2.3 In French
Vieux garçon
lin de Nouvelle-Zélande
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cóleus
espadana, linho-da-Nova-Zelândia
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Hemerocallidoideae
8.10 Number of Species