Phormium 'Sweet Mist'

Phormium 'Sweet Mist' Details

Phormium ‘Sweet Mist’ is a popular, dwarf NZ native flax, and is grown for its striking, bronze-coloured leaves and compact growth habit. It grows as a clump to about 40 cm tall and the same wide with strap like leaves that have a graceful arch. This variety grows best and has the best leaf colouring when planted in full sun on a well-drained site. It is tolerant of frost, wind, coastal environments, moderate frost, and most soil conditions, except extreme wet or dry. Phormium ‘Sweet Mist’ is a versatile variety of Flax that makes a fantastic addition to mixed plantings, borders, or coastal gardens, and is commonly planted around water features, pool, and barbecue areas, or maintained in a container. It is also well suited for mass planting on a bank and in these situations provides an impressive display. This is a popular landscape option.