New Zealand flax 'Cream Delight'
Phormium cookianum 'Cream Delight'
New Zealand flax 'Cream Delight' is a shrub for focal point, structure, suited to full sun and clay, loam or sandy soil, flowering Jul, Aug.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 120 cm |
| Spread | 120 cm |
| Aspect | full sun |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 9a-11b, RHS H4 |
| Pollinator-friendly | No |
| Pet-safe | Not confirmed |
Where to use it in a border
At around 120 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 120 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 9a to 11b and rated H4 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, sandy soil, evergreen plants.
Border Builder uses New Zealand flax 'Cream Delight''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'to flower when it does not
- African lilyto flower when it does not
- African lily 'Northern Star'to flower when it does not
- Bee's Bliss Sageto edge in front
- Black Sagefor height behind it
- Blue Fescueto edge in front