Botanical Name: Common Names:
Phormium cookianum Mountain Flax, New Zealand Flax,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Hedging / Screening Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Stappy-leaved, clump forming Flax with arching foliage quickly growing up to 1.5m in length. Leaves are and attractive yellow-green and in summer, panicles of yellow flowers on stems are held well above the foliage and attract nectar feeding birds. Seed pots look similar to long, black bean pots, are decorative and used in cut flower arragements. P. cookianum has produced many successful hybrids. Great for coastal conditions and for use as a shady understorey plant. Grows approx 1m x 1m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Any Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Erosion Control, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mealy Bugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Agavaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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