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: 0.8–1.2m
Width: 0.8–1m
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
