Phormium cookianum
(wharariki, mountain flax)
Details:
Foliage Colour: | Green |
Height: | 100 cm |
Width: | 120 cm |
Growth per Annum: | Medium |
Climate: | Hardy |
Sun: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade |
Soil: | Dry, Moist |
Category: | Flax |
Features: | Native. Attractive to birds, bees, lizards and insects. Flower colour: Yellow. Suitable for hedging and shelter. Suitable restoration species. |
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.
Habitat: Strictly confined to subalpine, alpine situations.
Flowering: October to December
Fruiting: January to March
Prices
Each | 20 or more | 50 or more | |
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2l Pot | $8.50 | $8.00 | $ |