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Phormium and Flax

       





Phormium and Flax:: Plant Profile and Growing Notes

New Zealand 'Flax' is Phormium, The flax used for linseed and linen is Linum. Both have their uses in the garden however it is usually the New Zealand Flax (Phormium) that we see in gardens. Phormium hybrids are incredibly popular with landscapers and gardeners, phormium is fast growing, reasonably drought tolerant, copes with a range of soil conditions and phormiums come in a range of colors from green through to red plus variegated varieties.

AUSTRALIAN GARDENER
55 Old Emerald Rd, MONBULK VIC 3793
Mailing Address: PO Box 231, MONBULK VIC 3793
Phone: 03 9751 9595 Fax: 03 9756 7844
Established in 1953, we provide top quality and affordable flowering bulbs, perennials and plants to all Australian Gardeners. Visit our website to view our entire range of plants and to purchase online.

FROGMORE GARDENS
Blackwood Rd Newbury VIC 3458
phone 03 5424 1777
email:sales@frogmoregardens.com.au
Herbaceous perennial growers. Grass and prairie plants specialists. Mail Order and personal shopping.
 
WEB: www.frogmoregardens.com.au

MISTYDOWNS
P O Box 398 Creswick Vic 3363
Phone 03 5345 2847 Fax 03 5345 1200
email: Sales@mistydowns.com.au
Retail & Mail Order Specialist Growers of Heritage Roses, Unusual Perennials, Tree and Herbaceous Peonies. Mail order and Nursery Sales. Over 1000 images on our Web site.
 
WEB: www.mistydowns.com.au

TESSELAAR BULBS
357 Monbulk Road SILVAN VIC 3795
Phone: 03 9737 9811 Fax: 03 9737 9706
Offering you Australia's largest range of guaranteed garden worthy bulbs, plants and perennials. Visit the Tesselaar website for growing guides, free full colour catalogue or to purchase direct.

GARDEN EXPRESS
470 Monbulk-Silvan Road Monbulk VIC 3793
Mail: Reply Paid 68541 Monbulk VIC 3793
Phone: 1300 606 242 Fax: 1300 696 454
"Guaranteed mail order flowering bulbs, perennials, roses, trees, landscaping plants, garden accessories and community fundraising Australia-wide."
 
WEB: www.gardenexpress.com.au




LAMBLEY NURSERY
'Burnside' Lesters Rd Ascot VIC 3364
PH (03) 53434303 Fax (03) 53434257
email lambley@netconnect.com.au
silver foliage plants, ornamental grasses & antique garden ornaments

WOODBRIDGE NURSERY
PO Box 90 Woodbridge TAS 7162
email woodbridge@southcom.com.au
Over 350 species & cultivars includes bulbs, perennials, and succulents all available via our online mail order catalogue. Specializing in Hellebores, species Paeonia and Auricula. Order online April - Sept, or can grow to order.

THE FLAX MAN
346 Mt Dandenong Rd Croydon VIC 3136
Mob 04 12825573
Phormium is a flax Plants for : Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)