Phormium cookianum - 'Tricolor' (New Zealand Flax)

Type	Grass, Evergreen
Form	Spiky Foliage / Spiky Upright Form, Architectural Form
Size	Large Border / Screening Plant (1.8 to 3m height)
Colours	Variegated tricolor Foliage
Care	Low/Easy Maintenance - Tough Plant
Hardiness	Frost Hardy, Drought Tolerant, Seaside Friendly
Growth	Medium Growing Plant
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Plant Strengths: Sun loving draught tolerant plant; All round tough plant suitable for problem areas; Provides valuable winter interest; Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening; Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant; Suitable for exposed coastal planting; Attractive form or foliage for all year interest; Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils; Tolerates heavy clay soils.

Plant Weaknesses: Invasive top growth; Does not produce showy attractive flowers.

Common Missspellings: Formium, Phormeum, Formeum, Phormiam, Phormuim