Phormium Sundowner
New Zealand Flax
Common Name: New Zealand FlaxLatin Name: Phormium SundownerSoil: Fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: July/Yellow-greenHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2m x 2mSpecial features: bronze-green leaves, with creamy, rose-pink marginsSpikes of tubular, yellow-green flowers in summer above clumps of broad, sword-shaped, bronze-green leaves, with creamy, rose-pink margins. This spectacular phormium is perfect for a sunny, exotic or Mediterranean-style garden. With decorative seed-heads that persist into winter, its an attractive and architectural all-year-round plant. Protect from cold, drying winds.