| Scientific Name: | Phormium tenax |
| Common Name: | New Zealand flax |
| Family Name: | Asphodelaceae |
| Origin: | Australia / New Zealand |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical, Vase |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Container planting, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Leathery, Parallel venation, Lustrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Panicle, Red, Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Black, Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves basal, linear, erect, V-shaped at midrib, mostly over 1m long. | |