Help identifying plant

[OooErr]

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n132/OooErr /051006001.jpg

Can anyone help me to identlfy thisplant? The picture isn't very good as it is a bit dark, but the plant has thick green leaves and in Summer had orange flowers. Now it has dark brown pods.

[hammerman]

Looks like a phormium to me at first sight but i've never know them to have pods like that or orange flowers !!!!!

Phormium = phormium tenax (new zealand flax)

[Thunderbird+]

Yes its a Phormium tanax, probably the variety purpurium

[OooErr]

Thanks so much, that was so quick! The plant was left in our garden by the previous owners and I really like it but had no idea what it was - now i know! Thanks again.

[hammerman]

Don't know if a green leaved phormium would be called "purpureum" !!!!!!!!!!!!!