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. |
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Notes | (Phormium cookianum) | |
Uses | Better quality fibre than other wharariki. When woven into a soft kete, dries slightly yellow. |
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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. |
Information sources:
Rene Orchiston | Katarina Tawiri | Rob Smissen | Sue Scheele |