PHORMIUM tenax

New Zealand flax, common flax lily

PHORMIUM tenax

New Zealand flax, common flax lily

  • Maintenance advice : At the end of winter, cut of from the base, with secateurs, any damaged leaves.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : New Zealand.
  • Use group : Mild Climate plants
  • Height at 10 years : 3 m
  • Width at 10 years : 2 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : bush, spreading
  • Colour of leaves : Blue green
  • Colour of flowers : orange
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Tub/container
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The ribbon-like and thick leaves are green tinted with bronze, with a blueish underside. The erect and slightly arching silhouette will enliven flowerbeds, borders and terraces. Can also be planted in a pot. The copper-red flowers, bunched on upright panicles, may appear during a hot summer. Resistant to sea-spray and pollution. Will grow in any well drained and, preferably, not too heavy soil. Tolerates droughts and can grow in cool to moist soils near a pond, for example. Plant in a sheltered area.