Bronze Purple Landscape Plant

New Zealand Flax Phormium Bronze Purple Landscape Plant If there is any plant that adds year-round drama to a mixed border, decorative pot, poolside, or even a parking strip, it is Phormium. This evergreen perennial comes in all sizes with solid or variegated leaves that encompass a full spectrum of colors. Depending on the named cultivar, it can thrive in either sun or shade, tolerate coastal sprays and winter frosts, and be moderate in its thirst for water. This bronze variety makes for a stunning landscape plant. New Zealand flax is an evergreen perennial and is a part of the Asphodelacea family, of which there are more than 900 different species of plants. Phormium tenax is a clump-forming, tender perennial. It got the New Zealand Flax moniker because the Maoris of New Zealand used to cultivate the plant to make a form of linen cloth that was quite similar to flax. They also used it to make baskets and ropes. The leaves weren’t the only parts of the plant that were used; the Ma