| They are made of New Zealand flax, phormium tenax, from the fibres extracted from the leaves. |
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| His slides showed examples of phormium, umbellifors, ferns and grasses, such as yuccas, angelica, tree ferns, bamboos and pampas grass. |
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| If you want something striking, go for a plant with architectural interest such as yucca or phormium. |
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| Providing a stunning focal point all year round is the evergreen phormium Platts Black, which grows to about 3ft. |
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| I planted one where a phormium had died four years ago and it is now a lovely little tree that looks quite at home. |
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| A blooming Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' and an upright, spiky-leafed 'Maori Queen' phormium add rosy hues above a silvery green phormium and deep green Carex tumulicola. |
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| Pull out the dead outer leaves of phormium and divide congested clumps. |
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| In particular the Phormium tenax stood out for me as I learned it originated from riverbanks and mountainsides. |
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| The bold Phormium or New Zealand Flax will add drama to your planting scheme. |
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| Phormium, Cordyline, Musa basjoo and Colocasia varieties as well as more familiar types such as Begonia vie for attention. |
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| Sequence heterogeneity in the two 16S rRNA genes of Phormium yellow leaf phytoplasma. |
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