Information for Phormium cookianum

Approximately 46 seeds per gram
seed-counts are only a guide, not to be used for accurate calculations.

Phormium cookianum - 1  gram for 8 Euros
Phormium cookianum - 1  packet for 10 Euros
Phormium cookianum - 100  seeds for 14 Euros
Phormium cookianum - 20  gram for 30 Euros
Phormium cookianum - 10  gram for 37 Euros
Phormium cookianum - 25  gram for 38 Euros
Phormium cookianum - 100  gram for 284 Euros

B and T World Seeds' reference number: 18062
USDA average, annual, minimum temperature Zone:8
Type of plant - perennial
Flower: YELLOWISH 4cm. tubular, infl. on 2m. spike
Fruit: long capsule, twisted..........(better stratified 1 month)
Foliage: to 150x6cm., drooping....fast growing, wet or dry soils
Height in meters: 2
Phormium cookianum seeds may be subject to seasonal availability

Synonyms (alternative names) for Phormium cookianum: Phormium colensoi,  Phormium hookeri, 

Common names for Phormium cookianum: Mountain Flax,  N Z Mountain Flax,  Wharariki, 

Phormium cookianum is included in the following B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories:
6:   Bulbous and Rhizomatous Plant Seed List
23:   New Zealand Natives and Introduced Species
36:   Herb Seed List Culinary Medicinal Dye and Aromatic
43:   Herbaceous Border Plant Seed List
45:   Bee and Butterfly Attracting also Honey and Pollen Plant Seeds
84:   Economic Fibre Plant Seed List
190:   Trees and Shrubs For Mediterranean Climates
557:  Phormiaceae
858:  Hemerocallidaceae

Germination guide
Phormium cookianum seeds will usually germinate in 30-180 days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic. Sow seeds about 1mm deep in a Peaty seed sowing mix at about 17°C.

SEED GERMINATION THEORY AND PRACTICE; by Professor Norman C. Deno
B & T World Seeds Route des Marchandes, Paguignan, 34210 Aigues-Vives, France
fax ++ 33 (0)4 68 91 30 39   phone ++ 33 (0)4 68 91 29 63   [email protected]