Phormium Alison Blackman
New Zealand Flax
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Common Name: New Zealand Flax
Latin Name: Phormium Alison Blackman
Soil: Fertile, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: July/Yellow-green
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 1.2m x 1.2m
Special features: Green, Brown, Gold foliage.
Phormium 'Alison Blackman' is an evergreen clump-forming shrub; the leaves have olive green centres with golden cream stripes and a thin margin of orange red. Overall colour tones of gold and apricot tinged with pink. Leaves are 30-60mm wide. Plants are medium in growth with upright leaves reaching 1.2m, evergreen and frost hardy. Excellent leaves for flower arranging. Prefers full sun to intensify the leaf colour.