Phormium tenax | New Zealand Flax - 70-80cm - 7lt Daphne salmon pink to orange in

salmon pink to orange in spring

The blooms emerge in mid to late spring

It should not be overcrowded because it likes good air circulation

providing year-round interest with its unique form and lush foliage

Like other pines

Phormium tenax | New Zealand Flax - 70-80cm - 7lt Daphne salmon pink to orange inPhormium tenax, or New Zealand Flax, is a robust, clump forming, evergreen perennial with leathery, slightly arching, strap shaped, from grey green and bronze to chocolate brown leaves. Tubular, pink, orange, red or purple flowers appear sparsely on upright stems and bloom in summer. New Zealand flax thrives in average, medium moisture, well drained soils, in full sun to partial shade, but can grow in a wide range of soils, even poor ones, except wet