New Zealand Flax
1L
£7.00
New Zealand Flax
£7.00
Out of stock
Description
An evergreen shrub, usually 2-3m high with sword-shaped leathery leaves. These leaves produce a strong fibre suitable for ropes, paper etc. They can also be used as twine merely by splitting and using fresh; or whole for basketry.
Phormiums start to flower in June and these flowers are filled with a delicious, sweet, edible nectar. The Maori used to collect this nectar in Gourds to use as a sweetener, or sucked it out using a hollow grass stem.
Likes sun or part shade; tolerates exposure and suitable for hedging. Bee plant. Hardy to -12°C; naturalised in SW England.
| Key features | Edible, Evergreen, Fast growing, Flowering, Low maintenance, and Attracts pollinators |
|---|---|
| Hardiness | Hardy -15 to -10ºC |
| Aspect | Full sun, Partial shade, and Exposed |
| Flowering | June, July, and August |
| Flower colour | Red Orange |
| Origin | Oceania |
| Pollination | Self-fertile |
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