which ensures optimal growth and enhances the blue coloration of the needles
followed by brownish-red berries in autumn and winter
vase-shaped habit and a dense
These spikes rise above the foliage of the plant
but can also be used for making jams
Phormium tenax | New Zealand Flax - 100-130cm, 25lt 2ft-4ft | .9m-1.1m which ensures optimal growth andPhormium 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