Phormium tenax 'Sundowner' | Flax Lily


Common name:  Flax lily 'Sundowner', New Zealand Flax 'Sundowner

Family:  Asphodelaceae

Cultivation:  Grows best in fertile, well-drained soil, full sun - partial shade, once established needs little watering

Pests/Disease:  Phormium mealybug may be a problem, other than that should be disease free

Flower/Inflorescence:  Summer bloom, erect yellow panicles of flowers that rarely produce

Leaf:  Long erect but arching bronze-green spike leaves with coral-red margins and streaks

Size:  1-1.5m in heights and width

Habit:  Clumping

Propagation:  dividing in the spring