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

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Hūhiroa

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Harakeke cultivar. Very tall, up to 3 metres. Tapering blades pale blue green in colour. No kōrari. One of varieties sent from Taranaki to the Botanic Gardens, Wellington in 1870. Identified by Mrs. Orchiston in 1972.

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Not very good fibre. Recorded as being used for cordage, netting, fishing lines.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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