Phormium tenax atropurpurea

Common name: Fornio, New Zealand Flax.
 
Description of the plant: Perennial herb with a rhizome itself is not a bush. Leaves basal, linear, acintadas rosette. Appear from the base of the stem and can grow up to 3 m.
Variety with purple leaves - red.

Flowering. summer.

Sun Exposure: between sun and shade.

Watering: Moderate; resists drought and waterlogging.