*RETAIL - Phormium tenax 'Guardsman' broadleaf evergreen To 2-3' high and wide

To 2-3' high and wide

reaching perhaps 15 ft over a long time

Hardy to USDA zone 8

prominently veined

moderate to regular water

*RETAIL - Phormium tenax 'Guardsman' broadleaf evergreen To 2-3' high and wideThe king of the flax, this giant grows to 8 10 ft or more with large, excruciatingly slowly offsetting fans of wide, saturated red pink, coral, and deep maroon green. Certainly one of the most striking in color and, as Murphy's Law would have it, the slowest to divide. This year, we finally have a few large divisions (and have decided not to have people sign adoption papers). Same hardiness and growing conditions as the others. Bright light is good;