On one of several voyages to the South Pacific in 1773, the English mariner Captain James Cook spied an unusual plant in the black sands of a New Zealand beach. The largest carried small red flowers ...
Q: The foliage on my Phormiums and Cordyline plants are turning off-color and some are becoming mushy. Will they survive? A: Phormium (New Zealand Flax) is an evergreen plant that is a natural for ...
Join George as he tackles a neglected garden overtaken by New Zealand flax in Hobart, Tasmania. This restoration project took ...
Q: Are my New Zealand flax dead or alive? I have enjoyed the long bronze leaves of these tropical-looking plants in a pair of urns for three years. After the snowstorm, the foliage turned dry and now ...