RE: New Zealand Flax

Hello Nancy,

I have grown P.'Dazzler' and P. 'Sundowner' for about 5 years now, in large
pots.  Being Zone 8, our minimum temps are not as low as yours, but if grown
in containers you could wrap the pot in, say, bubble wrap for your harsh
winter temps and perhaps bring it up to a wall for the winter, under an
overhang if you have one :-).   As well as not liking extremely low temps
they do not like soggy soil round their roots but conversely like regular
water, so need a well drained soil.  Mine are thirsty being in clay pots.

When I purchased them, I was told that the more established the plant, the
hardier it becomes.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com
[o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Nancy Lowe
Sent: 28 January 2000 13:25
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: New Zealand Flax


I saw a TV program last week that discussed the wonderful architectural form
provided by New Zealand flax, but they indicated that it was hardy in zonex
9 and 10, so I sort of wrote it off.

I'm snowed in today (our first measurable snowfall in 3 years turned into
about a foot of snow) and used to opporunity to pore over some of the
catalogs that have been stacking up.  And, lo and behold, Wayside Gardens
has Phormium cookianum 'Flaming' in the spring catalog.  It is listed as
zones 7-10.  Anyone know anything about the hardiness of this plant?  It's
pretty pricey ($34 for a 1 gal pot) so I don't want to waste my money if
it's out of the question!

Thanks for any input you can offer!

Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7

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