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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Phormiaceae (~Xanthorrhoeaceae) |
| Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Not Significant |
| Synonyms: [P. colensoi 'Dwarf'] |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F |
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Phormium cookianum 'Greenlee Selection' (Mountain Flax) - New Zealand Flax cultivar that grows to 3 feet tall with spreading 1 1/2 inch wide olive-green arching leaves. This plant has a tendency to revert back to a larger plant. Our original plant maintained its small size for many years but when divided, yielded plants that grew both tall and short. Continual divisions of the short plants yielded the same results. Like P. cookianum, it has yellowish-orange flowers blooming on nearly horizontal spikes. Plant in full sun to shade. It can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Hardy to 15-20 F. Possibly root hardy below these temperatures but can suffer severe foliage damage unless protected. This is the flax that faces cars parking in front of our sales office. The plant came from John Greenlee, the ornamental grass man, who received it from the UCSC Arboretum.
The information about Phormium cookianum 'Greenlee Selection' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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