Phormium Pothos

Phormium - Genus endemic to New Zealand with only 2 species, Phormium tenax and cookianum, the latter split into two sub-species, hookeri and cookianum. Many cultivars have arisen from these species making Phormium a very widely cultivated plant in NZ and the rest of the world, much loved especially as a hardy garden plant. Family - Phormiaceae. Evergreen perennial. The following New Zealand Flax photos are of species native to New Zealand or cultivar New Zealand flax varieties planted extensively in gardens and landscaping schemes.