FoliageVariegated Flax Lily
Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata'
Variegated Flax Lily (Dianella tasmanica 'Variegata') is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in part shade with low water needs. Expect blue and purple blooms in winter and spring. It attracts birds, stands up well to deer, drought and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft × 2-3 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Attracts
- Birds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Salt
- Native to
- southeastern Australia and Tasmania
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Variegated Flax Lily is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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