Phormium cookianum
(Wharariki, Mountain Flax)
Phormium cookianum
(Wharariki, Mountain Flax)
Prices:
| Each | 20 or more | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5L Pot | $9.50 | $9.00 |
Details:
| Foliage Colour: | Green |
| Growth Rate: | Medium |
| Mature Height: | 1 m |
| Mature Width: | 1.2 m |
| Site Condition: | Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil |
| Sun: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade |
| Drainage: | Dry, Moist |
| Category: | Flax |
| Features: | Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds, insects, lizards and bees. Flower colour: Yellow. Fruit colour: Black. Native. Suitable restoration species. |
Phormium cookianum, Wharariki, is commonly called Mountain Flax, is a superb species, one of the hardiest and the most striking. Long arching green leaves all year round, and 2 metre long flower stalks over summer - particularly attractive to native birds. Use as a 'groundbreaker' in new gardens, en masse on banks. Foliage and flowers are great for floral artwork.
Phormium cookianum is a flax up to 1-3 metres tall but generally smaller than Phormium tenax. The numerous leaves are 5-12cm wide, thick, fibrous, droopy, and rise from fan-like bases. The tubular 25-40 mm long flowers are a dull pink or yellow colour. The seed capsule is pendulous and twisted.
Habitat: Strictly confined to subalpine, alpine situations, where it mainly grows on cliffs and mountain slopes, in seepages, along stream sides or on the margins of bogs.
Flowering: Spring [October to December]
Fruiting: Summer [January to March]
My Lists: DrainField, Rongoa
