48) Phormium tenax

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: New Zealand flax

Family name: Xanthorrhoeaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11

Height: 200-350cm

Spread: 30-100cm

Requirements: Full sun to part shade, dry well-drain

Leaf arrangement: sword-shaped, linear, erect, purple, evergreen

Flower /fruit description(s): showy, dark red flowers, rigid

Suitable uses: container, greenhouse, houseplant, attract birds

Quick ID description: evergreen

Bloom time: rarely flowers

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