A mid-sized, arching flax with broad, copper-bronze leaves that form a tidy, fountain-like clump. The leaves are sword-like, up to 60 centimetres in length, with a smooth, leathery texture. The copper-bronze colour is most intense in cooler months and in full sun, where the leaves take on a warm, glowing hue. In shade, the colour may fade to a greenish-bronze. The plant has an arching, flowing form that resembles a wave, hence the name Surfer Bronze. The leaves curve outward and downward from the centre of the clump, creating a graceful, fountain-like shape. The overall form is tidy and compact, making it suitable for a range of garden settings. Surfer Bronze Flax is extremely hardy, tolerating drought, wind, salt spray and frost. It is perfect for borders, mass plantings, coastal gardens and containers. The rich bronze colour provides warmth and movement in the garden, contrasting beautifully with green and silver foliage. The cultivar was selected for its arching form and rich bronze colour. The name Surfer Bronze reflects its surfing, wave-like arching form. The parent species, Phormium tenax and Phormium cookianum, are large plants, but this cultivar was bred for its mid-sized, tidy form. To find Surfer Bronze Flax is to look in gardens and borders throughout New Zealand. It is a plant of cultivation, not of the wild. The arching, copper-bronze leaves create a wave of colour, a fountain of bronze in the garden. It is a flax of the border, a plant of the coast, a surfer's wave in the sun.