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

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Te Mata

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Harakeke cultivar. Very tall, up to 3 metres. Overall bush has a pinkish bronze appearance, as the young leaves have crimson coloured veining along the bronze leaf. Red margin and keel. No kōrari.

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Ornamental. Rather coarse fibre. May be good for whariki because of its length, but dries to a darkish fawn.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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