phormium plants - A Selection

Also known as New Zealand Flax, Phormium 'Evening Glow' is a robust, fully hardy evergreen which forms a dense clump of sword-like leaves - a really great plant for adding a bit of a statement to your garden. Stunning in a border and stylish in a container, this recently introduced phormium plant has particularly attractive, bright red, lustrous foliage highlighted with a bronze edge, and is a compact form - meaning that it won't overshadow everything in your garden plus you can grow it in a

Colourful, evergreen foliage

The evergreen perennial Phormium 'Yellow Wave' has yellow-green foliage with mid-green stripes. Tubular red flowers will bloom in the summer, adding color and enhancing its striking appearance. These adaptable perennials work well in beds, borders, and patio containers. They will require some protection from strong, cold winds in the winter, so choose a suitable location in a border or bed, and if it is potted up in a container, move it before the winter conditions arrive. It will also benefit

Strappy leaves with all the colours of the sunset

Phormium ‘Rainbow Queen’ produces magnificent bronze-green colour foliage, with bright red edges and with cream stripes. Summer red tubular flowers will appear creating more colour that contracts the eye-catching foliage. Ideal for planting in borders, beds, patio containers or creating a dramatic architectural display. This hardy perennial is suitable in full sun or semi shade and will also need protecting in the cold periods and would recommend moving the plant in a sheltered position.

Architectural, strappy, purple leaves with pink edges

Phormium 'Sundowner' is an evergreen perennial which originates from New Zealand. This variety has bronze-green foliage with striped red and pink margins. In the summer yellow tubular flowers bloom followed by robust seed-heads. These versatile perennials are ideal for planting in beds, borders, and patio containers. In the winter they will need some protection from strong, cold, winds so it is essential to select a suitable position in a border or bed, and if it is potted up in a container,

The evergreen perennial Phormium 'Yellow Wave' has yellow-green foliage with mid-green stripes. Tubular red flowers will bloom in the summer, adding color and enhancing its striking appearance. These adaptable perennials work well in beds, borders, and patio containers. They will require some protection from strong, cold winds in the winter, so choose a suitable location in a border or bed, and if it is potted up in a container, move it before the winter conditions arrive. It will also benefit

Phormium is a striking, compact, hardy perennial, that will add an architectural statement to any bed, border or patio container. ?Bronze Baby? showcases it?s purple-bronze dagger-like foliage all year round, with a few months in summer displaying some pretty red cylindrical flowers from it?s centre. Thrives in full sun and dappled shade, but should be brought inside or protected during the frosty, cold winter months. Height and spread 60cm (24?).

Phormium is a striking, compact, hardy perennial, that will add an architectural statement to any bed, border or patio container. ?Bronze Baby? showcases it?s purple-bronze dagger-like foliage all year round, with a few months in summer displaying some pretty red cylindrical flowers from it?s centre. Thrives in full sun and dappled shade, but should be brought inside or protected during the frosty, cold winter months. Height and spread 60cm (24?).

Phormium tenax 'Flamingo' is a striking evergreen perennial that adds a bold splash of color and architectural interest to any garden setting. With its eye-catching variegated foliage, this plant features sword-like leaves adorned with vibrant stripes of pink, cream, and green. The unique coloration ensures that 'Flamingo' remains a focal point throughout the year, making it an excellent choice for garden borders and container displays. Its upright, clump-forming growth habit not only enhances

A great choice for ultra-low maintenance gardening - working well in metallic pots for a modernist look, but equally at home in mixed traditional borders, it's evergreen green (pink) leaves providing a  year round backdrop for bolder and brighter seasonal flowers.  'Sundowner' is a great Phormium variety, its tough sword-like leave edged lovely pink, in contrast to a muted olive green. It requires almost no maintenance at all, leave it alone and let it do its thing.

A robust architectural plant with a flash of gold, evergreen New Zealand Flax is low maintenance and easy to grow, providing year round interest with its long, upright variegated leaves.

Lovely leaf variegation

Phormium 'Golden Ray' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial.