*RETAIL - Phormium tenax 'Guardsman' broadleaf evergreen Hardy to USDA zone 8

Hardy to USDA zone 8

prominently veined

Hardy at least to USDA Zone 6a (-10° F)

reaching perhaps 15 ft over a long time

with large

*RETAIL - Phormium tenax 'Guardsman' broadleaf evergreen Hardy to USDA zone 8The king of the flax, this giant grows to 8 10 ft or more with large, excruciatingly slowly offsetting fans of wide, saturated red pink, coral, and deep maroon green. Certainly one of the most striking in color and, as Murphy's Law would have it, the slowest to divide. This year, we finally have a few large divisions (and have decided not to have people sign adoption papers). Same hardiness and growing conditions as the others. Bright light is good;