Libertia Taupo Blaze

This new, hardy, native, evergreen Iris has all year round style and interest. In autumn, the spiky sword-like foliage changes from green through to yellow/orange to an intense burnt red. To complement the colourful foliage, white star-like flowers are produced in spring in clusters just clear of the foliage, followed by attractive orange/red berries in autumn. Its clumping habit and looks make it a spectacular plant in almost all garden situations. Mass planted, as a border, easy care, structured, as a container specimen and in most climatic and soil conditions. This plant is approximately eighteen months old when it reaches the garden centre and you can expect it to double in size over the next two years, growing to a height of 0.6 metres by 0.6 metres.

As featured in The Press Plant Of The Month - July 2007:
With its vibrant, rich, flame-red autumn and winter foliage and tidy garden habit, Libertia Taupo Blaze, a hybrid of a native New Zealand plant, Libertia ixioides, is quickly becoming a classic Kiwi. Released by Gardening Solutionz, this Libertia is reliable, tough, versatile and doesn't complain. Its colour intensifies as temperatures cool. The plant's structured look adds a wow factor, and it is quickly becoming a favourite for people who want a plant with strong foliage lines and good colour year round. Its fresh, green new foliage in spring is accompanied by pretty pure white star shaped flowers, which are followed in Autumn by sweet orange-red berries. Libertia Taupo Blaze is suited to native plantings, driveway edges, coastal gardens, planting under trees and container planting. It looks great planted en masse, in combined borders or used as a contrast plant alongside silver, yellow or lime green foliage. It does best in moist, fertile soil.

Mature Size

Main Solutionz Category

• Structured Solutionz

This Plant also fits into these categories:

• Native ‘n’ Flowering Solutionz
• Hardy ‘n’ Evergreen Solutionz
• Group Planting ‘n’ Border Solutionz
• Hot ‘n’ Dry Solutionz
• Easy Care ‘n’ Container Solutionz