Wharariki
Cultivar No | ![]() |
62 |
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Description | ![]() |
Short to medium height. Shiny, pale leaves. Long seed pods which droop and are slightly twisted. |
Notes | ![]() |
(Phormium cookianum) |
Uses | ![]() |
Better quality fibre than other wharariki. When woven into a soft kete, dries slightly yellow. |
Muka extraction | ![]() |
Small amount of weak muka. Para and some leaf matter sticks to fibre. |
Raranga - unboiled | ![]() |
Great beginner's flax. Whenu soften easily, are pliable and shiny. Works well for small objects like putiputi, earrings, bracelets, belts, etc. Not strong enough for kete. |
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