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

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Opiki

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Harakeke cultivar. Very tall, wide, medium green blades. Few kōrari.

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All purpose flax that strips fairly well, though para is inclined to adhere. In tests for piupiu making dries quite hard, but strips need to be cut to about 2.5 cm wide. Not as strong as others. Dries to a pale fawn.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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