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
Photographs: