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Tag: harakeke

Flax Cordage

On August 17, 2017September 28, 2017 By alastairewenIn All blogs, Bushcraft, Flora and Fauna4 Comments

Flax Phormium tenax is a plant from New Zealand that is pretty common in gardens and public spaces in Scotland. I learnt about the plant from Simon and Carol West, on a recent About Argyll Walking Holidays tour to Orkney in July 2017. The Maori name for flax is harakeke and is used for making …

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