Phormium — 2 species
Botanical species in the genus Phormium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Phormium colensoi
Phormium colensoi
Family: Asparagaceae
Cultivation
Phormium colensoi is moderately cold-hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to about -10°c. Prefers a rich loamy soil but is not too fussy, succeeding in peaty soils and in boggy moorland. Tolerates light shade but prefers full sun.
Full cultivation guide →Phormium tenax
Phormium tenax
Family: Asparagaceae
Cultivation
Phormium tenax is a moderately cold-hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to about -11°c, but it has been killed in very severe winters in Britain Prefers a rich loamy soil but is not too fussy, succeeding in peaty soils and in boggy moorland. Tolerates light shade but prefers full sun. Plants can be grown in quite coarse grass, which can be cut annually in the autumn.
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