Phormium tenax – Green
Green Flax
Evergreen-Deciduous | Evergreen |
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Overall Mature Size | Medium |
Mature Height & Spread | 6-8' x 5-6' |
Exposure | Full to Partial Sun |
Water | Medium Water |
Flower Color | Red |
Bloom Time | Spring, Summer |
Special Features | Coastal Conditions, Deer Resistant |
Container Sizes | #1, #5, #15 |
Natural Growth Habit | Upright |
Sunset Garden Zones | 7-9, 14-24, H1, H2 |
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone | 7A-11 |
Plant Type | Grass-Like, Perennial |
Moderate-growing evergreen perennial to 6-8’ tall x 5-6’ wide. This popular strongly-upright-growing variety forms a broad clump of 3” wide, sword-like, olive-green leaves that make a bold and dramatic statement anywhere in the landscape. Well-suited in beds, mixed shrub borders, pond or pool areas, as a mass-planting for larger areas, or for using as a color and texture contrast to broadleaf shrubs or perennials. Also makes a fine container or planter specimen. Prefers a full to partial sun exposure in a well-drained soil, and while capable of surviving with little water once established, a more robust specimen is achieved with light regular watering. Tolerates coastal conditions.
USDA Zone: 7A-11