Phormium Mint Slice

Common Name:
Mint Slice Flax

Description:
Phormium ‘Mint Slice’ is a striking, compact ornamental flax known for its fresh green foliage edged with creamy-yellow margins, creating a bright, high-contrast appearance in the landscape. The upright, sword-like leaves form a tidy clumping habit, making it ideal for structured garden designs, borders and feature pots. In Melbourne conditions, it thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soil, showing good tolerance to wind, coastal exposure and periods of dryness once established. While primarily grown for its decorative foliage, mature plants may produce tall flower spikes in summer with tubular blooms that attract birds. ‘Mint Slice’ offers year-round interest and works beautifully to lighten darker planting schemes or complement contemporary garden styles.

Form:

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: 0.8–1.2 m
• Width: 0.8–1 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Yellow-green
• Pale yellow

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots
• Bird Attracting
• Perennial
• Drought tolerant once established
• Wind tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
• Low maintenance
• Variegated foliage
• Suitable for modern landscapes
• Suitable for borders and mass planting

Toxicity:

• Generally considered non-toxic, though ingestion may cause mild gastrointestinal irritation in pets

Companion Plants:

• Lomandra
• Dianella
• Carex
• Hebe
• Correa
• Lavender
• Salvia
• Agapanthus