Phormium ‘Rubra Nana’ – Compact Colour and Structure for Year-Round Impact

Bring bold foliage and sculptural style to your garden with Phormium ‘Rubra Nana’, a compact variety of New Zealand flax featuring slender, arching leaves in rich shades of bronze-red with deep burgundy tones. Its evergreen nature makes it perfect for adding texture and colour throughout the year.

Ideal for smaller gardens, borders, gravel beds, and patio containers, this dwarf phormium typically grows to around 60–80cm in height and spread, forming neat clumps that complement both modern and traditional planting schemes.

Best positioned in full sun to light shade in well-drained soil, ‘Rubra Nana’ is wind- and salt-tolerant, making it particularly well-suited to coastal or exposed sites.

Care tips: Water regularly during the first year to help it establish. Once mature, it’s drought tolerant and very low maintenance. Feed with a balanced slow-release fertiliser in early spring to support healthy growth.

Flowering is rare in UK conditions but may occur in hot summers, with tall stems bearing tubular flowers. Prune in spring by removing any dead, damaged, or faded leaves at the base—routine cutting back is not needed.

Phormium ‘Rubra Nana’ is a striking, fuss-free plant ideal for adding year-round structure, colour, and contrast to UK gardens.

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