flax cultivars
If you’re searching for flax cultivars, you’ve come to the right place. New Zealand flax, or Phormium, is renowned for its striking foliage, robust nature, and versatility in gardens throughout the country. Choosing the best flax cultivars for your landscape allows you to tailor colour, height, and texture to your needs—whether you're aiming for a bold architectural statement or a practical, low-maintenance groundcover. This guide explores some standout flax cultivars, their uses, and tips for garden placement.
Phormium 'Green Dwarf'
Phormium 'Green Dwarf', also known as Dwarf Green Flax, is a compact, tidy New Zealand flax cultivar with lush, bright green, strap-like leaves. It forms a clump around 40–60 cm tall and wide, making it perfect for edging, borders, pots, or mass planting. Hardy and low-maintenance, it thrives in full sun to part shade and tolerates wind, coastal exposure, and dry conditions once established. Its neat form and vibrant colour suit both modern and native-style landscapes.
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Dianella Kentlyn
Dianella Kentlyn is a variety of the commonly known, Flax Lily, produces upright, strap-like leaves which are a rich, dark green with a blue undertone. Flower stems rise above the foliage through spring to bear masses of delicate, blue flowers which result in blue berries. It grows to 60 cm tall and 40 cm wide in full sun or partial shade. Dianella Kentlyn is commonly mass planted either as a groundcover or on a bank, included in borders or mixed plantings, planted around the base of large trees, grown around water features such as streams and ponds, or included in cottage gardens. This is a popular plant.
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