Pango
Cultivar No | 48 | |
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Source | Tawatapu district, south of Gisborne. | |
Description | Short, bendy variety . Overall bush has a dark appearance. Rito blades are a bronze colour. Reddish-brown margin and keel. Brownish-purple kōrari. Flowers well. |
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Uses | Green kete harakeke. Not good for muka. |
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Muka extraction | With care, small amount of muka extracts. Some leaf matter sticks to fibre, para sticks also. Fibre weak, easily damaged when para removed with knife. Feels like Wharariki (Phormium cookianum). | |
Raranga - unboiled | Easy to soften. Good beginners flax. Whenu soft and supple. Could work well for whāriki. |
Information sources:
Rene Orchiston | Katarina Tawiri | Rob Smissen | Sue Scheele |