Phormium cookianum subsp. cookianum (female; ex Oturere Stream, Volcanic Plateau, gardens accession 417/96A) × P. tenax (male; ex summit of Port Hills, near Cass Peak, gardens accession 67/95A). Cross made by PB Heenan during December 2005 as part of study to investigate the possible hybrid origin of P. “Coast”. Seed sown 20 February 2006 (gardens accession 38/06).
Plants grown on in open ground plots of experimental nursery, Landcare Research.
PB Heenan, 2 Dec 2022