The upper surface has distinct black leaf margins and midrib.
													
																	Phormium t mats merlot. 
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	Native to new zealand. 
																	Where would you use this is in your landscape projects landscape size. 
																	4 6 tall 4 6 width light requirement. 
																	Plant in full sun to light shade. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	Phormium mat s merlot matsuda s dark new zealand flax this new zealand flax cultivar grows upright 4 to 5 feet tall with 1 1 2 inch wide leaves that are a dark reddish brown on the upper surface and a smoky dark green below and leave tips that arch over gracefully. 
																	Matsuda s dark new zealand flax type. 
																	Moderate to regular water. 
																	Phormium mat s merlot mat s merlot new zealand flax a dramatic perennial forming clumps of strappy evergreen leaves that droop at the tips shiny dark purple to black in color. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	Full sun partial shade hardiness. 
																	Phormium tenax mat s merlot phomame1 v 21 phormium tenax mat s merlot photo not available gif. 
																	Good for pool sides containers borders. 
																	Phormium tenax merlot pp14 228 pp14 228 upright growing flax to nearly 6 feet tall with 2 1 2 inch wide leaves with dark gray purple upper leaf surfaces and silvery gray lower leaf surfaces. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	7 9 14 24 h1 h2 mature size. 
																	Upper dk reddish prpl smoky dk green below w leave tips that arch over. 
																	Phormium mat s merlot is an evergreen perennial with long wide strap like dark burgundy leaves that resemble giant blades of grass. 
																	Tolerant of heat deer drought coast winds salt spray poor soil. 
															
													
									
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
	
		
	
																	8 11 sunset zones. 
																	Phormium mat s merlot plant details. 
																	Partial to full sun water needs.