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

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Takaiapu

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Harakeke cultivar. Tall, rather bendy, medium green leaves.

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Good all purpose flax. Good for whariki. May be used for piupiu although para adheres slightly. Dries very hard and strong. Medium quantity of fibre. Dries to greenish fawn when boiled for 1 minute and a deeper shade unboiled.

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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