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Products > Phormium 'Maori Queen'   Phormium 'Maori Queen' - New Zealand Flax Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.     Habit and Cultural Information Category: Perennial Family: Phormiaceae (~Xanthorrhoeaceae) Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Insignificant Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Synonyms: [P. 'Rainbow Queen', P. 'Queen'] Height: 4-6 feet Width: 3-4 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Phormium 'Maori Queen' (New Zealand Flax) - New Zealand Flax cultivar that grows upright to 5 feet tall with 2" wide olive-green leaves edged rose-red. Edges fade to a cream color later in season. Plant in full sun to light shade. Can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Hardy to 15-20 F. Possibly root hardy below these temperatures but with severe foliage damage unless protected. A great middle sized upright red variegated flax - smaller and more bronze and cream than 'Guardsman' and more upright and with more bronze and cream than 'Maori Chief' Phormium. 'Maori Queen' was a selection made by Margaret Jones of Tauranga, NZ in 1981. Cut out old foliage as it fades. This plant was originally introduced as Phormium 'Maori Queen' but in New Zealand there has been a tendency to replace the word "Maori" with "Rainbow" or leaving the word Maori off completely so this plant is often listed as Phormium 'Rainbow Queen' or just Phormium 'Queen'. The original names by which these plants were described and published should be considered the valid name and the revised names only as synonyms.  The information on this webpage is based on research conducted about this plant in our nursery library, from online sources, as well as from observations made of it as it grows in the nursery in containers, in the nursery's garden and in other gardens where we have observed it growing. We will also incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing  Phormium 'Maori Queen'.     [MORE INFO]