Looking for small flax plants to brighten up your garden with easy-care New Zealand natives? Compact flaxes are the perfect choice for adding year-round colour, structure, and texture to landscapes of any size. Whether you're searching for a neat border solution, low-maintenance groundcover, or a container-friendly feature, these versatile plants offer architectural form and robust performance. New Zealand's dwarf Phormium cultivars are well-suited to coastal gardens, harsh winds, and both urban and rural sites, making small flax plants a favourite among gardeners nationwide.

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.
From $16.13

Phormium Pepe is a smaller variety of Flax that produces narrow and sword-like, bright green leaves. It typically grows to just 45 cm tall and the same wide with a tidy and compact habit. Phormium Pepe is a versatile plant that makes a fantastic addition to mixed plantings, border plantings, water features, coastal gardens, or outdoor living areas.
From $20.93
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