{"title":"New Zealand Flax","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Zealand flax (Phormium) does the architectural work of a cordyline with the toughness of a tussock: bold upright fans of coloured foliage that hold their shape in wind, salt and frost. This page lists every phormium available from our partner farms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bronzes and purples anchor the range: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/phormium-bronze-baby\"\u003eBronze Baby\u003c\/a\u003e, the compact classic, Bronze Warrior, Purple Haze and the red-toned Anna Red. The variegated and multi-toned cultivars bring the lift: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/phormium-yellow-wave\"\u003eYellow Wave\u003c\/a\u003e and Wings of Gold in gold-striped green, Sweet Mist and Chocomint Mist in cream-edged tones, plus Wildwood, Maiden and the tall Chief. The species Phormium tenax remains the big structural pick, building two-metre fans for large-scale planting and coastal front lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing notes: phormiums handle almost everything, coastal gales, frost, wet winters, dry summers, and heavy soil, which is why they anchor so many exposed gardens that defeat fussier plants. Full sun keeps the coloured cultivars vivid; deep shade fades them toward green. They are outstanding in large pots, where the fan shape reads as sculpture. Maintenance is one job: cut spent or tattered outer leaves right at the base once or twice a year. If an old clump outgrows its spot, divide it in spring with a spade and replant the strongest fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn humid districts, give them airflow and avoid overhead watering in summer to keep the crowns clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePair phormiums with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cordyline\"\u003ecordylines\u003c\/a\u003e for layered foliage colour, or set them among the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/low-maintenance\"\u003elow-maintenance\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lomandra-and-grasses\"\u003egrasses\u003c\/a\u003e palettes. Every order ships farm-direct with flat $99 delivery across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA, a $399 minimum order, and the 30-Day Healthy Plant Guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"phormium-chief","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium Chief","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalt wind, thin coastal soil and reflected heat off paving are the conditions where flax earns its place, and Chief is grown as an upright feature clump for exactly those spots. Full sun through to part shade suits it, and once established it runs on low to moderate water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaf colour in flax reads differently through the day because the blades are held edge on, catching backlight in the morning and flattening out at midday. Site the plant where it will be lit from behind for part of the day and the clump does far more work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrooming is where most people go wrong. Never shear the tips flat, which leaves blunt brown ends that never recover. Instead pull spent outer leaves down and out from the base with a gloved hand, or cut them off at ground level. The root plate becomes dense and heavy with age, so keep new plantings well clear of paving edges, pipes and pool coping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 5L, at $29.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"5L","offer_id":64309302919537,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/hXYAnyIs15Os6dLrA04Rv_vQlM8JYp.jpg?v=1787628677"},{"product_id":"phormium-hybrid-maiden","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium hybrid Maiden","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot every flax stays a manageable size, and buying on habit rather than looks saves a lot of digging later. Hybrid flaxes of this kind are generally softer and more arching than the big upright Phormium tenax, which makes them easier to place beside a path or in a container.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrown in a pot, give it the largest container you can justify, a coarse mix with genuine drainage, and slow release fertiliser in spring. Flax roots fill a pot quickly, and a plant that suddenly wilts between waterings has usually run out of room rather than water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ground the clump thickens over several years and can then be split. Cut down through the crown with a sharp spade in early spring, keeping a good fan of leaves and a share of roots on each division, then shorten the leaves by about a third so the piece is not rocked over while it re roots. Evergreen, so there is no bare season to plan around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 5L, at $29.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"5L","offer_id":64309303312753,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/JHtm7gLednYrH3hEsFWQd_plOPOFMK.jpg?v=1787628677"},{"product_id":"phormium-purple-haze","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium Purple Haze","description":"\u003cp\u003eColour is the entire reason to buy a dark flax, and it is not a fixed property. Purple and bronze tones deepen in strong light and slide toward a muddy green in shade, and the new central fans always show the tone better than the tired outer leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse that. Set it against silver or grey foliage such as westringia or a fine leaved senecio, or against pale gravel and light rendered walls, where the dark blades read clearly. Planted in front of a dark wall or a heavy green hedge, the same plant simply disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 140mm size is the one for mass planting through a bed or a median strip, where you want a repeating vertical accent rather than a single specimen. The 200mm gets you closer to immediate effect and drops straight into a pot. Both want free draining soil and low to moderate water once away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlat $99 delivery to QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA on orders over $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 140mm up to 200mm, priced from $16.95 to $29.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64309303738737,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"140mm","offer_id":64309303771505,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/lQODYw7L15E5w_VrH_rPq_3tDIuued.jpg?v=1787628677"},{"product_id":"phormium-tenax","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium tenax","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhormium tenax is the species standing behind most of the named flaxes sold in Australia, and it is a great deal bigger than any of them. Stiff, upright leaves push well past head height in decent soil, and mature clumps throw branched flower spikes taller again, carrying dark red blooms full of nectar followed by black seed capsules that hang on for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn New Zealand this is harakeke, the plant traditionally used for weaving and cordage, and the strength of the leaf fibre is obvious the first time you try to snap one by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreat it as a landscape plant rather than a courtyard plant. It is the right choice for windbreak, screening, bank stabilisation, damp low lying ground and large commercial beds where its scale is an asset. Planted beside a footpath it will be dug out within a few years. It also sets viable seed, so cut spent spikes out if you garden near bushland or a waterway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 5L, at $29.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"5L","offer_id":64309304328561,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/HZIlD5-7Enx4ll6X7nxA4_O5Jj0nE4.jpg?v=1787628747"},{"product_id":"phormium-tenax-anna-red","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium tenax Anna Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eExpect the stiff upright carriage of the species here rather than the arching, weeping look of the smaller hybrids, because Anna Red is a red toned selection of Phormium tenax. It holds a firm vertical line in a bed even when everything around it has gone soft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColour holds best in full sun. In part shade the tone turns duller and greener, which is not a fault so much as a trade off. The place to be careful is a west facing wall over paving, where reflected afternoon heat can bleach and crisp the leaf edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you groom the clump, look right down into the leaf bases. Mealybug and scale shelter in the tight overlapping fans where contact sprays never reach, and the first sign is usually sooty mould on the lower leaves rather than the insects themselves. Pull affected old fans out whole instead of spraying blindly. The 140mm suits mass planting, the 300mm gives an immediate specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 140mm up to 300mm, priced from $16.95 to $119.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"140mm","offer_id":64309304492401,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64309304525169,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64309304557937,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/nQq038rsuakxNbEOUQX2v_pEjcSHbG.jpg?v=1787628678"},{"product_id":"phormium-wildwood","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium Wildwood","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf your soil holds water through winter, sort the drainage out before this plant goes in the ground. Flax tolerates damp conditions better than most feature plants, but heavy clay that stays saturated and then receives summer irrigation on top will rot the crown from the middle out, and a flax rotting in the centre rarely recovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMound the planting position well above the surrounding level, work coarse compost and gypsum through the clay, and water deeply but infrequently once the plant is established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrost burns the foliage in cold inland districts. Damaged leaves do not green up again, so cut them out at the base in early spring rather than trimming the brown off the tips, which never looks right. In humid summers watch for rust and leaf spotting, and thin congested fans out of the clump to move air through it. Supplied in a 5lt pot, ready for planting out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 5L, at $29.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"5L","offer_id":64309305475441,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/RAJnTb_DuTP1w2zsi_S4V_Afvwq5St.jpg?v=1787628677"},{"product_id":"phormium-wings-of-gold","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium Wings Of Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eLandscapers reach for flax when a planting needs a vertical accent that holds its shape all year, and the gold and cream toned selections such as this one do a job the dark cultivars cannot. They lift a shaded bed instead of vanishing into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect the colour to shift through the year and with feeding. Warm toned flaxes tend to be brightest on new growth in the cooler months and to soften over a hot summer. They also scorch more readily than plain green or bronze forms, so keep them away from reflected heat off paving, glass and light rendered walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe job that matters most is watching for reversion. Variegated flaxes throw the occasional fan of solid green leaf that grows harder and faster than the rest, and left alone it takes over the clump within a couple of seasons. Cut it out at ground level as soon as you see it. Available in 200mm and 5lt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 200mm up to 5L, priced from $29.95 to $38.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64309305573745,"sku":null,"price":38.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5L","offer_id":64309305606513,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/24SO8MNBKJGEUIlAOMaLF_fLBWRXn2.jpg?v=1787628677"},{"product_id":"phormium-yellow-wave","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium Yellow Wave","description":"\u003cp\u003eYellow Wave is the arching one. Rather than the rigid upright blades of Phormium tenax, it carries softer yellow green leaves edged in green that bend over at the tips, giving a fountain shape instead of a spike. That habit decides where it belongs: spilling over a low wall, a bank or a large pot rim, or filling the awkward middle layer between groundcover and shrubs where a stiff flax looks out of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it good light for the brightest leaf colour, since in deep shade it drifts back toward plain green. It is also one of the most widely grown flaxes in the country, which is worth knowing if you are after something unusual. Keep it back from paths and driveways, because the long leaves catch on people and cars and tear. Evergreen, moderate growth, and it takes full sun through to part shade on low to moderate water once established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 140mm up to 5L, priced from $16.95 to $38.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"5L","offer_id":64309305672049,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64309305704817,"sku":null,"price":38.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"140mm","offer_id":64309305737585,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/1eF9KI3NGENnj9HOSaUuI_YzBJxCle.jpg?v=1787628747"},{"product_id":"phormium-bronze-warrior","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium Bronze Warrior","description":"\u003cp\u003eBronze Warrior is grown for vertical line. The leaves are broad, stiff and upright, in deep bronze to purple black tones that hold their colour right through the year and read hard against grey foliage, gravel, timber or pale render. It builds into a substantial fountain shaped clump rather than staying compact, which makes it a feature plant rather than a filler: one in a courtyard pot, three through a wide bed, or a run of them along an exposed coastal boundary where softer plants shred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSiting Bronze Warrior in wind, salt and clay\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Zealand flax earns its keep in the hard positions. It takes full sun through to part shade, tolerates salt laden wind on coastal blocks, holds its shape in exposed gardens where grasses flatten, and copes with cold better than most architectural plants sold in Australia. Leaf colour deepens with more light, so a plant in heavy shade drifts greener and flops. Water is low to moderate once it is away. In containers, use a large pot and a free draining mix, since a small pot stunts the clump. Drainage is the one thing it will not forgive. In poorly drained clay, water sits in the crown over winter and rots the clump out from the middle, and by the time the centre leaves pull away freely the plant is usually gone. On clay, plant it high on a raised mound or in a bed lifted with coarse compost and gravel rather than digging a hole that becomes a sump. Give it room on the plan too. Squeezed into a narrow strip against a path, it grows over the edge and gets sheared, which ruins the fountain form permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBronze Warrior or a native clump\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this range the choice is usually against \u003ca href=\"\/products\/flax-lily-dianella-caerulea\"\u003eBlue Flax Lily\u003c\/a\u003e. Dianella is the plant for covering ground: soft leaves, low water, planted in dozens, spreading by rhizome to knit a bed together. Bronze Warrior does the opposite job, standing as one deliberate coloured mass you count rather than measure by the square metre. It also holds its shape in wind and salt where Dianella lies over in an exposed front garden. If you want the same architectural weight in a dry gravel garden with no irrigation at all, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/agave-geminiflora\"\u003eAgave geminiflora\u003c\/a\u003e gives you a spiky hemisphere instead of an upright fan, and it will not brown off in a long dry summer the way a phormium can. The rest of the range sits under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/new-zealand-flax\"\u003eNew Zealand flax\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTidying leaves and watching for reversion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not shear a phormium. Pull spent outer leaves away from the base by hand, or cut them low inside the clump, working around it a few times a year so the outline stays intact. Shearing the whole plant flat leaves a blunt, squared off clump for a full season. Cut flower stems out at the base once they finish. The other job is reversion: if a plain green shoot appears in the clump it grows faster than the bronze foliage and will take over, so trace it down and remove it at the base as soon as you see it. Feed once in early spring with a balanced slow release fertiliser and leave it alone otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 200mm up to 300mm, priced from $29.95 to $119.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64311482810737,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5L","offer_id":64311482843505,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64311482876273,"sku":null,"price":37.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/pd17-043-bronze-warrior-flax-phormium-bronze-warrio_348ebd7c-c8ce-496d-8475-28255d8f2a12.png?v=1785551986"},{"product_id":"phormium-phos2-pbr-sweet-mist","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium 'PHOS2' PBR Sweet Mist","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever tried to tidy an overgrown New Zealand flax, you will appreciate a compact one. Sweet Mist is a smaller PBR selection with arching strap leaves in soft, muted tones, holding a neat fan instead of sprawling across the path the way the old full-size flaxes do. It works as a structural full stop in a border and keeps its shape in a large pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree things worth knowing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhormiums throw the occasional reverted plain fan. Cut those out at the base as soon as they appear or they will gradually take over the plant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead outer leaves pull away cleanly by hand. Cutting them halfway leaves blunt stubs that stay visible for years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey rot in wet clay. Full sun to part shade with real drainage, low to moderate water, and lift or divide the clump when it starts crowding its own centre.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 140mm, at $17.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot it arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/low-water-gardens-australia\"\u003elow water gardens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"140mm","offer_id":64311487332721,"sku":null,"price":17.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/pdy73Z3dDVzMyy86xb02C_2sDfVkQT.jpg?v=1787629931"},{"product_id":"phormium-bronze-baby","title":"New Zealand Flax - Phormium Bronze Baby","description":"\u003cp\u003eBronze foliage does a lot of quiet work in a planting scheme, and Bronze Baby is the compact way to get it: a tight fan of stiff, upright to arching strap leaves in a deep purple bronze that reads almost black against pale render or silver foliage. Full sun holds that colour, while shade pulls it back towards green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Zealand flax is not a grass and should never be sheared like one. Cut across a leaf and the blunt end browns off and stays that way. Remove whole leaves at the base instead, taking out the oldest and any tatty ones, and the clump keeps its shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch for green shoots reverting out of the bronze and dig them out at the root, because a green sport is more vigorous and will eventually swallow the coloured plant. Mealybug hides down in the leaf bases of dry sheltered specimens, so look there if a clump turns grey and sticky. Divide once the centre starts dying out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 140mm up to 5L, priced from $16.95 to $34.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? 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The habit is upright and fountaining, which gives a bed vertical structure that grasses cannot supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun to part shade suits it, and once established it needs little water. What it will not forgive is sitting wet, particularly through a humid summer, when crown rot can take out a plant that looked healthy a month earlier. Raised beds and gritty potting mix are safer than heavy garden soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePull dead outer leaves out from the base rather than cutting across the middle, which leaves blunt brown ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove any plain green or plain brown fans as they appear, because coloured phormiums revert and reverted growth is the more vigorous of the two.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck the crown for mealybug if growth stalls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 140mm up to 5L, priced from $17.95 to $29.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? 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