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Products > Phormium 'Dark Delight'   Phormium 'Dark Delight' - Red New Zealand Flax    Working on getting this plant back in the field but it is currently not available listing for information only! [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Perennial Family: Phormiaceae (~Xanthorrhoeaceae) Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Red/Purple Foliage: Yes Flower Color: Red Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Synonyms: [P. 'Double Delight'] Height: 3-4 feet Width: 3-5 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Phormium 'Dark Delight' (Red New Zealand Flax) - New Zealand Flax cultivar that grows to 4 feet tall with slightly arching, 1-2 inch wide leaves that are a dark reddish brown. It blooms reliably in late spring to early summer with red flowers on upright stems to 5-6 feet tall. Plant in full sun to light shade. It can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Hardy to 15-20 F. It is possibly root hardy below these temperatures but can suffer severe foliage damage unless protected. We propagate and sell crops of seedlings of 'Dark Delight' as "Dark Delight Seedlings" that are very close if not identical to this cultivar. One of the darkest flax hybrids readily available in the U.S. and one of our favorite of the flax. Introduced by Ms. Margaret Jones of Tauranga, New Zealand in 1979. Unfortunately we sold this variety out and did not keep enough stock to propagate from. Since there are many seedling forms of this plant in the nursery trade we are working to rebuild quantities only from our original stock plants.  The information about Phormium 'Dark Delight' displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]