Phormiums which are commonly known as flaxes are old pals in the garden always providing strong texture between other plants with their curving or upright-growing sword-like leaves. The development of modern-day cultivarsbetween grasses, as single specimens in mixed shrub beds, near water features, in gravel gardens and in contrast to large-leaved tropical plants. Mature plants will sometimes produce long blooming stalks topped with sprays of very nectar-rich flowers in red, yellow or orange depending on the variety, but these plants are mainly loved for their foliage.
