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 Phormium Carousel
A great new introduction from New Zealand with bronze green foliage with pink margins. Grows to about 60cms high and a spread of 40cms Plant in most garden soils and for the best colour plant in full sun.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium cookianum (Weeping Flax)
Hardy evergreen shrub with arching green waxy leaves. Yellow green tubular flowers are produced on 2m high flower spikes in summer. Height to 2m and spread to 3m. Plant in full sun or part shade. Good seaside plant. Withstands wind and drought. Minimum temperature in the region of minus 12 degrees C.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium cookianum purpureum (Mountain Flax)
Hardy evergreen shrub with arching purple leaves and 2m high flower spikes in summer. Height to 2m and spread to 3m. Plant in full sun or part shade. Good seaside plant. Withstands wind and drought. Minimum temperature in the region of minus 12 degrees C.
 Price each - £10.95
 
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 Phormium cookianum Tricolor
One of the best and hardiest of Flaxes. Makes a vigorous clump with weeping over- lapping variegated foliage. Height and spread 1m. Evergreen, and wind-resistant. Excellent seaside plant. Grow in full sun in preferably moist, but well-drained soil.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium Cream delight
An evergreen hardy shrub grown mainly for its colourful variegated foliage, Grows well in wet or dry soils and withstands salt laden gales. The plant is compact and has a pendulous habit. Height and spread to 1.5m (4-5ft). An exotic looking plant that will look great in the garden or a large pot.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium Crimson Devil
An outstanding evergreen flax with rich crimson red foliage with darker margins. Height 1.2-1.5m with a spread of 50-70cms. Looks excellent in tubs and pots. Plant in rich fertile soil in full sun to light shade.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium Dark Avocado
A magnificent statuesque and impressive form of tenax, with dark bottle green to greenish burgundy sword shaped leaves. 'Dark Avocado' is extremely stiff and sturdy forming wind resistant clumps, with leaves up to 5 feet high. Plant in full sun or will grow in some shade.
 Price each - £12.95
 
 Phormium Duet
An upright dwarf New Zealand flax. Height and spread to 60cms (2ft) making it ideal for rockeries and in tubs. Plant in full sun, in moist or dry soil. Wind-hardy and clump-forming. Its gold-yellow and green variegated foliage contrasts well with Photinia and many other shrubs.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium Dusky Chief
Excellent wind hardy foliage shrub with upright deep purple bronzy leaves. Height and spread in the region of 1.5m. Good in pots and tubs on patios etc. Tolerates salt laden winds, plant in full sun in wet or dry garden soil. Purple flower spikes in summer. Ideal in tubs or planted en masse.
 Price each - £10.95
 
 Phormium Evening Glow
Evergreen wind-resistant plant with pink-red variegated foliage upright when young, becoming spreading. Height 1m. Plant in sun or part-shade in well-drained soil. Grows well in a container giving an exotic feel to the patio.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium Glowing Embers
An upright tidy grower reaching about 1.8m high. The young foliage is green maturing to salmon pink and then fading to yellow. Will grow in most garden soils in dry or moist soil.
 Price each - £12.95
 
 Phormium Gold Sword
An evergreen plant from New Zealand with handsome sword-like leaves variegated green and gold carried in a distinctly wide spread fan shape. Height up to 1.5m. These plants are hardy and have survived at least –10c (January ‘87) Ideal in coastal areas and exposed positions, wet or dry.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium Jester
Dwarf flax. Height and spread in the region of 1m. Pink foliage is delicately striped with lime-green. Withstands salt wind and moist conditions but will not like to be waterlogged. Plant in full sun for best effect. Excellent seaside plant. Can be grown in a container, but do not allow to dry out completely.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Phormium Maroi Chief
A highly ornamental plant with striking sword shaped pink and red stripped bronze leaves. Attractive tubular flowers. Max Height 1m. Max Spread 1m. Flowers July to August. Full sun. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
 Price each - £12.95
 
 Phormium Pink Panther
A really stunning evergreen wind-resistant plant from New Zealand. Strap-like pink-red variegated arching foliage compliments well with many other plants. Height and spread 1-1.5m. Plant in full sun to retain colour, in moist, but well-drained soil.
 Price each - £10.95
 
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 Phormium Pink Stripe
An evergreen flax from New Zealand with sword like bronze green leaves, edged with pink up to 2m tall and 1.5m wide. An exotic looking foliage plant that can grow in full sun or light shade in well drained soil. Makes a stunning container plant using John Innes no. 3 mixed with peat based compost. Phormiums look best planted in groups as there are so many varieties to choose from. They also mix well with grasses.
 
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 Phormium Rainbow Maiden Syn. Maori Maiden
A beautiful dwarf variety of New Zealand flax with bronze red and pink variegated upright foliage, with drooping leaf tips. An excellent variety for the front of borders or for growing in tubs and pots as it grows to a height of 0.9m with a spread of 30 – 40cm. Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Use a mixture of John Innes no. 3 and a peat based compost for container growing. Looks stunning when planted in groups with low grasses in front.
 
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 Phormium Rainbow Queen Syn Maori Queen
Upright growing evergreen shrub grown for its colourful foliage. Height and spread in the region of 1m. Plant in moist or dry soil in full sun. Makes an excellent plant for growing in tubs and pots.
 
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 Phormium Rainbow Sunrise Syn. Maori Sunrise
Evergreen shrub with colourful foliage. Height and spread 1m. Plant in full sun or light shade in any moist but well-drained soil. Withstands salt laden winds, makes a good tub plant.
 
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 Phormium sundowner
This outstanding variety is strong and vigorous with broad dark pink variegated sword-like leaves. Height and spread to 2m. Stands salt laden winds and wet or dry conditions and is ideal in coastal areas. Plant in moist soil in full sun.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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