Can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Cold hardy to 15-20° F and possibly root hardy below these temperatures but with severe foliage damage unless protected. Looks quite a bit like 'Monrovia Red' but the habit is more rigidly upright, and the leaves are narrower and shorter. A good container plant that combines well with fine textured gray plants.

A fairly new cultivar from a South African nursery. We found this plant not so amazing and discontinued growing it in 2003. 

The information about Phormium 'Amazing Red' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.