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Phormium 'Alison Blackman' (Alison Blackman New Zealand Flax) – A New Zealand Flax cultivar that grows to 4 feet tall with upright 1 ¾ to 2 ½" wide olive-green to bronze leaves with broad creamy-yellow stripes and orange-red edged margins.
Plant in full sun to light shade. Can tolerate fairly dry conditions (coastal) but looks best with occasional to regular irrigation. Cold hardy to 15-20° F and possibly root hardy below these temperatures but with severe foliage damage unless protected.
This plant from Barry Blackman, a nurseryman in New Zealand who named the plant in memory of his late daughter. It has also been called 'Golden Alison'. We started growing this relatively new cultivar in 2007 and it has a variegation that appears to be quite stable. We continued to produce this nice plant up until our last year in business and recommend it as attractive medium size flax cultivar.
Information displayed on this page about Phormium 'Alison Blackman' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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