Not sure what your experience might be, but my recollection is that Phormium
hybrids, like 'Sundowner', 'Apricot Queen', 'Maori Maiden' can't stand
temperatures below about 20 F.

I'd probably do what I could to protect the growing crowns, including tying
leaves up over them.

Gregg Catanese
www.sprinklerplus.com

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have a couple of very big nz flax plants

got snowed on this week and a lot of the exterior
leaves got leveled

got the snow off them asap but they are still down

any thoughts about them, the leaves, springing
back upright?

any help?

thought about running a rope all around the plants
to give them a temp lift?

what is the physical mechanics going on here?

thanks

bill