Plant in full sun to light shade. Can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Cold hardy to 15-20° F and possibly root hardy below these temperatures but with severe foliage damage unless protected. Cut out bronze foliage at base to maintain good colored foliage. This flax is one of our long-time favorites. We had older plants (planted in the mid 1980's) in large containers in front of our sales office for over 20 years that continued to look great.

Phormium 'Sunset' was a selection made by Margaret Jones of Tauranga, NZ in 1980. When we first grew this plant, we inadvertently listed it as 'Maori Sunset' and the plant occasionally is still sold under this name. 

The information about Phormium 'Sunset' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.