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Phormium tenax 'Ruahine'. Harakeke cultivar. Orchiston Collection.

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Ruahine

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Harakeke cultivar. Tall, straight, strong medium green blades. Light orange keel and margins. Similar to Tāpoto, but softer and taller. Tall, thin kōrari with light seed heads.

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Quite good for piupiu as it strips well and cleanly although it has rather thin fibre. Dries hard to a pale cream after being boiled for 1 minute.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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