{"product_id":"new-zealand-flax","title":"New Zealand Flax","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhormiums 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikes sun or part shade; tolerates exposure and suitable for hedging. Bee plant. Hardy to -12°C; naturalised in SW England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edible Canopy","offers":[{"title":"1L","offer_id":58672871965056,"sku":"PL-2413","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6882\/2656\/files\/960px-Phormium_tenax__Kohunga__-_Auckland_Botanic_Gardens_-_Auckland__NZ_-_DSC08342.jpg?v=1786396677","url":"https:\/\/ediblecanopy.com\/products\/new-zealand-flax","provider":"Edible Canopy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}