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12 years ago

Can anyone tell me what kind of plant this is? It is planted in the garden of the local art museum, I love it but have no idea what it is. Its pretty tall too, this one was standing about three feet.

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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
12 years ago
Is this an outside display? In what state?
johnsonm08
12 years ago
New Zealand Flax--- Is my guess.
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realityfaery
Original Author
12 years ago
Yes its an outside display, its sitting up in a raised garden in front of a fountain. Its in California.
realityfaery
Original Author
12 years ago
hmm...New Zealand flax? Yea that looks like it could be it, I'll have to do a little bit of research.
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
12 years ago
You may want to ask on name-that-plant forum, here on GW. Were you able to touch the leaves? The pic makes it look like a fan-shaped, 'flat' plant. Is that how it was in person? CA plants are largely a mystery to me, it looks like some kind of Iris. Don't think any are that big though.
realityfaery
Original Author
12 years ago
It does remind me of an iris and seems to have the same type of texture, but I have never seen an iris that large before. It is fan-shaped, didn't seem to be spreading anywhere else.
venezuela
12 years ago
definately a flax, phormium tenax
asagaoman
12 years ago
Def a Phormium tenx

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