Phormium tenax | New Zealand Flax - 100-130cm, 25lt 2ft-4ft | .9m-1.1m green flowers bloom in May

green flowers bloom in May and June and are sometimes followed by orange fruits in autumn

which ensures optimal growth and enhances the blue coloration of the needles

followed by brownish-red berries in autumn and winter

transitioning to brilliant shades of orange and red in the fall

These spikes rise above the foliage of the plant

Phormium tenax | New Zealand Flax - 100-130cm, 25lt 2ft-4ft | .9m-1.1m green flowers bloom in MayPhormium tenax, or New Zealand Flax, is a robust, clump forming, evergreen perennial with leathery, slightly arching, strap shaped, from grey green and bronze to chocolate brown leaves. Tubular, pink, orange, red or purple flowers appear sparsely on upright stems and bloom in summer. New Zealand flax thrives in average, medium moisture, well drained soils, in full sun to partial shade, but can grow in a wide range of soils, even poor ones, except wet