New Zealand Flax

New Zealand Flax
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New Zealand Flax (Phormium) - Fine-leaved plants from New Zealand, like giant Iris in foliage, their tough broadly sword-shaped leaves rising to a height of many feet in the more vigorous kinds, ...

This New Zealand flax has dark reddish brown leaves that form a neat clump less than 2 feet tall and about as wide. It makes a great container plant.
Phormium tenax
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( Aurora New Zealand Flax )
Clumps of large, upright, rigid, linear leaves, up to 10 feet in length, have attractive, variegated foliage with tints of pink and dark green above, blue-green beneath. A bold garden accent.

New Zealand flax
Phormium tenax
Scientific Name
Phormium tenax J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

New Zealand flax was brought to Europe by Sir Joseph Banks, who noticed it while accompanying Captain Cook on his first voyage in 1769. The plant soon became a resource in the U.K. for the manufacture of rope.

The fibre called New Zealand flax, which is procured from the long sword-shaped leaves of Phormium tenax, a liliaceous plant, has been much recommended of late; but whether from the difficulty of preparing it, or from the inadequacy of the supply, ...

Phormium 'Sunset' (New Zealand Flax) - New Zealand Flax cultivar that grows to 5-6 feet tall with elegant upright 1 1/2" wide leaves that arch at the tips in apricot to pink tones blending with green. Plant in full sun to light shade.

Evening Glow New Zealand Flax [English]: Phormium 'Evening Glow'
Evening Gold Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Evening Gold'
Evening Gown Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Evening Gown'
Evening Gown Tall Bearded Iris [English]: Iris 'Evening Gown' ...

New Zealand Flax forms a clump of sword-like leaves that are topped by dark red flower spikes in summer. Variegated leaf type is also available.
Windmill Palm with its large fan-shaped leaves will create a tropical landscape. Slow growing and hardy.

The first two things to hit me was the extensive use of phormiums (New Zealand Flax), and the large number of variegated hollies.

interplanted with perennials in shades that set off the corals and yellows of 'Rock Star', 'Pink Attraction' and 'Eternal Bliss' bearded iris; 'Prima Ballerina' and 'Nuccio's Pearl' camellias; lovely Homeria collina; bright yellow New Zealand flax ...

cutting back in autumn can retain the dried, bleached flowerheads of plants, while removing material showing signs of decay or fungal growth. Examples include: such as Sedum spectabile (ice plant), Eryngium (sea holly), Phormium (New Zealand flax) ...

New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax)
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Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax)
Sansevieria canaliculata
Sansevieria gracilis
Sansevieria hyacinthoides (Bowstring Hemp)
Sansevieria kirkii ssp. pulchra (Star Sansevieria)
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New Zealand flax Phormium tenax
New Zealand tea Leptospermum scoparium
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See also: Phormium, Flax, Green, Pink, May