Tom Thumb New Zealand Flax

Description:

A smaller dwarf variety that has large sword-like leaves that emerge gray-green and mature to copper; beautiful and eye catching as an accent in the garden or massed along borders; also a great center for a mixed container

Ornamental Features:

Tom Thumb New Zealand Flax's attractive large sword-like leaves emerge grayish green in spring, turning coppery-bronze in colour the rest of the year. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Tom Thumb New Zealand Flax is an open herbaceous evergreen perennial with a picturesque vase-shaped form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Tom Thumb New Zealand Flax is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Container Planting

Plant Characteristics:

Tom Thumb New Zealand Flax will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.