Phormium tenax ' Paretaniwha'. Harakeke cultivar. Orchiston Collection.
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Māori names
Māori names
Description
Harakeke cultivar. Users today would give conflicting descriptions of this flax. Rene"s plant tallies with some, but not all information given in early records Flax Commissioners Reports 1870, 1871; Department of Agriculture Annual Report 1908). Very tall, erect variety, up to 3 metres. Straight, wide, medium green blades with yellow margin and keel. Flowers freely - 5 kōrari to one bush - short seed pods.
Fibre
Not heavy enough for piupiu but makes a very good strong kete (unboiled) which dries out to a rich golden corn colour.
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28 May 2007
20 May 2020
