{"id":4164,"date":"2015-11-16T14:43:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T14:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2020-02-14T13:34:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T13:34:04","slug":"new-zealand-flax-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/new-zealand-flax-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Flax Plants Phormiums – Varieties and Offers"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have five fabulous varieties of New Zealand Flax<\/strong> plants in stock – these striking plants are classed as ornamental grasses and make a real architectural statement in your garden. Use them in the borders, in containers and they are stunning when used as part of a contemporary garden design<\/a>. Let’s take a closer look at the varieties available.<\/p>\n

New Zealand Flax<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The original New Zealand Flax (Botanical Name is Phormium Tenax) is a tough, clump-forming grass that is frost-hardy and grows happily in the UK. Perfect for Coastal Areas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New Zealand Flax – Phormiums – this is a mature variety. As you can see they get quite large.<\/p><\/div>\n

Phormium Tenax Purpurea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Purple coloured leaves of the New Zealand Flax Purpurea or Purple Phormium.\u00a0 The stunning leaf colours of this variety of New Zealand Flax plant make it a perfect accent for the border. Plant with other purple or red leaved shrubs such as Berberis<\/a> to create a colour scheme or use as an architectural contrast to your other planting. Grows happily in coastal or windy areas<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(link to our blog on plants for this environment).<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New Zealand Flax – Purple leaved Phormium – Great for Borders.<\/p><\/div>\n

New Zealand Flax Variegated<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Magnificent variegated variety of New Zealand Flax plant with striking lime green leaves with a distinctive yellow cream stripe. These beautiful variegated ornamental grasses will add height and architecture to your garden planting. Very easy to grow in the border or in a container. As they will grow in windy situations these are ideal plants for the Roof Terrace<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New Zealand Flax Plants Variegated<\/p><\/div>\n

New Zealand Flax\u200e\u00a0Platts Black<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Phormium Platts Black has dramatic evergreen dark-purple almost black foliage and in warm summers, striking bright red flowers. A very exotic addition to the UK garden but it needs a sheltered rather than exposed spot ideally in the sun.<\/p>\n

New Zealand Flax Yellow Wave<\/strong><\/a>
\nPhormium Yellow Wave or Flax Lily works very well in contemporary urban gardens. It has strikingly variegated leaves in really vibrant green and yellow & also in warm summers, striking dark red flower spikes. Awarded an AGM.<\/p>\n

New Zealand Flax Tricolour<\/a>
\n<\/strong>This variety of Phormium Tricolour has yellow & green stripped striped with a red margin.<\/p>\n

View our entire collection of Ornamental Grasses\u00a0<\/a><\/b>and read more on our previous blog post on Phormiums<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nGet in touch with our expert team if you\u2019re not sure which plant would suit your garden, we\u2019re on hand to advise you.<\/p>\n

Paramount Plants & Gardens Ltd
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