Leaves on this flax is bronze, but the seed will produce a mixture of bronze and green seedlings.

It is an upright, firm stemmed flax with a strong mid rib. Leaves can grow up to 1.8 m tall. Flower heads, which attract tui feeding on nectar, are erect above the leaves. Flowers are in red tones with yellow stamens. Seed heads are black. Easy to grow and tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions including summer drought once established and windy conditions.

Flaxes do well in open, dry to average sites and also do well in damper sites. They can be grown in full sun to part sun. They are excellent landscape and accent plants. They are frost and drought tolerant.

You are bidding on a minimum of 50 seeds that easily germinate. Germinate in autumn, spring and summer. Growing instructions included.

I do not sent seeds with consignments of live plants.

I recommend delivery by courier to ensure they are received and delivered on time.

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Free shipping on purchases completed in a single transaction over $200. Excludes Great Barrier, Waiheke, Stewart, Chatham and other islands. I do not send live plants and bulbs nor courier seeds to Great Barrier, Waiheke, Stewart, Chatham and other islands.

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