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Phormium tenax 'Te Tātua'. Harakeke cultivar.  Orchiston Collection

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Te Tātua

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Harakeke cultivar. Name means `The Belt". Short, straight, strong pointed medium green blades. Bright red orange keel and margins. Plenty of very tall kōrari with short flower heads.

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Strips well. Good for strong kete. Chief Tupurupuru had a belt from this flax, hence its name.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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