Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Raumoa

Harakeke cultivar. Tall, soft but strong. Tomato red keel and margins on all blades. Plenty of heavy, tall seed heads.

Good whariki flax. Also good for fine kaitaka kete as it dries very white, like kiekie, when boiled. Strips easily with a shell into silky white fibre, but para is inclined to adhere. For kete, the leaves dried to a greenish white colour when unboiled, almost white when boiled.