
''Phormium tenax'' is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant. The plant grows as a clump of long, straplike leaves, up to two metres long, from which arises a much taller flowering shoot, with dramatic yellow or red flowers.
Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Jun 20, 2021. Captured Dec 16, 2018 09:49 in 28 Myamblah Cres, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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