Phormium tenax 'Flamingo' is a colourful variety of New Zealand Flax. An evergreen clump-forming plant, it has leathery, spiky leaves, of a lovely deep pink colour, with a deeper pink margin. It grows to around 1m in height, and forms large clumps. Not as hardy as the plain green Phormium, it needs protection in very cold weather. It is invaluable in flower arranging for linear foliage to give height to an arrangement, and will add colour in an all-foliage arrangement.