Photographs: Toomore, Co. Cork

New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax Líon na Nua-Shéalainne Family: Lilaceae Flowering: July-August. Perennial. Introduced. The long-stemmed panicles of brownish/red and yellow flowers with protruding stamens are followed by large dark-brown seed capsules. Large fans of very tough, leathery, sword-shaped leaves with a central fold. Height to 4m when flowering. An occasional garden escape or discard, mainly in coastal areas

New Zealand Flax, Phormium tenax, Líon na Nua-Shéalainne