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Phormium is also called New Zealand Flax, because the Maoris actually used it for making a type of linen clothing, as well as for ropes and baskets. Gardeners know it as a large and often colorful spiky plant that makes an arresting focal point in the garden or in containers.
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I planted a phormium 3/4 years ago in our new garden, beside our small pond. I has grown beautifully to a size I would now prefer it to stop at! It is about 7ft tall and looks splendid and currently in keeping with its surroundings. ... Phormium - Growing the Spiky, Spectacular New Zealand Flax...
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Phormium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New Zealand Flax (Phormium sp.) are large strap-leafed evergreen perennials that for many years were placed in the Agave family (Agavaceae) - Current taxonomic treatment has recently created the family Phormiaceae into which Phormium and Dianella have been placed.
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Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave's Garden. ... Family name may be listed as Agavaceae or Phormiaceae, Giant New Zealand Flax has olive green foliage and can reach 6-10' high. Very easy to grow,
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Common name: New Zealand Flax ... Height x width: 5-10' x 3-6' (at least half that in cool and northern climates, or pots) ... Other interest: from Greek phormos for basket, referring to the use of the leaf fibers; native to New Zealand...
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Flax Yellow Wave...; Fri 28th May 2004 Yellow Wave is one of the cheeriest new Zealand flax hybrids. It is reasonably large and bulky, and has a weeping form. In this close-up it looks more like a Green Wave - the leaves are much more yellow in Summer.
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New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax): see it and grow it ... Blooming Habits: The flowers of the New-Zealand Flax come in summer. They are tubular, come in large panicles, and can mesure up to 15 feet tall (4.5 m).
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Phormium tenax, New Zealand Flax or harakeke, is the iconic flax, seen widely in marshy ground, at the coast and, increasingly, in street and roadside plantings. Wonderful shelter plants, P. tenax forms a fan of grey-green leaves some 2.0 to 3.0 m high.
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Weaving with New Zealand flax ... Instructions; Step-by-step instructions for gathering, preparing, dyeing and weaving flax. Weaving projects include a flax flower, an angel, two decorative stars, wristbands, a belt, a four-plait cord and a simple top edge for a basket.
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