Phormium tenax

New Zealand Flax

Description: 10ft (3m). Evergreen. Long, sword-like leaves. Clusters of tubular, dull red flowers on short stems. "Variegatum" group has cream stripes, "Purpureum" group has purplish-bronze leaves.

Cultivation: Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun. Tolerates any exposure to salt winds - ideal `pioneer'.

Latin name: Phormium tenax
Common name: New Zealand Flax
Type: perennial
Hedging: No
Sow: March
April
May

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Phormium tenax