used for baking
It is also commonly used in rock gardens and alpine gardens due to its ability to thrive in harsh
but can also be used for making jams
vase-shaped habit and a dense
Phormium tenax | New Zealand Flax - 100-130cm, 25lt 2ft-4ft | .9m-1.1m used for bakingPhormium tenax, or New Zealand Flax, is a robust, clump forming, evergreen perennial with leathery, slightly arching, strap shaped, from grey green and bronze to chocolate brown leaves. Tubular, pink, orange, red or purple flowers appear sparsely on upright stems and bloom in summer. New Zealand flax thrives in average, medium moisture, well drained soils, in full sun to partial shade, but can grow in a wide range of soils, even poor ones, except wet