Prices:

	Each	20 or more
1.5L Pot	$9.50	$9.00

Details:

Type:	Flax
Growth Rate:	Medium
Mature Height:	1 m
Mature Width:	1.2 m
Site Condition:	Coastal, Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil, Waterways
Sun:	Full Sun, Part Shade
Drainage:	Dry, Moist
Frosts:	Hardy
Features:	Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds, insects, lizards and bees. Colorful perennial. Flower colour: Yellow. Foliage colour: Purple. Fruit colour: Black. Native.

Phormium cookianum Purpurea is a red foliaged variety of the Mountain Flax. Flower spikes rise above the plant and bear twisted looking flowers, to which birds are attracted for the nectar. Curiously, many of the red varieties don't flower, however the purples, greens and yellows do.

Flowering: Spring [October to December]
Fruiting:    Summer [January to March]