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Phormium tenax

Family: hemerocallidaceae
Common name(s): new zealand flax
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 7~9b - 10~11

General resources

Links for Phormium tenax

  • BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo). Also pages for 'All Black', 'Maori Queen', and 'Pink Stripe'.
  • Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 7-11) (12 photos)
  • Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (9 varieties in database) (8 photos)
  • Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 9-11) (2 photos)
  • New Zealand Native Plants - Photo and description of this species, provided by the Hebe Society. (1 photo)
  • North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 9b-11a) (14 photos)
  • Plant Delights Nursery - Catalog page with photo, horticultural basics, and descriptive blurb. (additional pages for other varieties) (1 photo)
  • Rainy Side Gardeners - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 8-10) (2 photos)

Phormium tenax Purpureum Group

Common name(s): New Zealand flax

Links

  • BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses. (1 photo)

Last updated:20 Dec 2023