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Flax cultivars
- Aohanga, Awanga
- Arawa
- Atarau
- Ate
- Ateraukawa
- Atewheke
- Awahou
- Hūhiroa
- Kauhangaroa
- Kōhunga
- Māeneene
- Makaweroa
- Manunu
- Matawai Taniwha
- Mawaru
- Motu-o-nui
- Ngaro
- Ngutunui
- Opiki
- Oue
- Pango
- Paoa
- Parekoritawa
- Paretaniwha
- Potaka
- Rangiwaho
- Rataroa
- Raumoa
- Ruahine
- Ruapani
- Ruawai
- Tākirikau
- Tāne-ā-wai
- Tāpoto
- Tārere
- Taeore, Taiore
- Takaiapu
- Tangi
- Taniwha
- Tapamangu
- Taumataua
- Te Mata
- Te Tatua
- Tukura
- Tupurupuru
- Turingawari
- Tūtaewheke
- Unknown – 'Te Aue Davis'
- Waihirere
- Whakaari
- Wharanui
- Wharariki (41)
- Wharariki (62)
- Whareongaonga
Good whāriki harakeke. Also good for fine kaitaka kete as it dries very white like kiekie when boiled. Strips easily with a shell into silky white fibre, though the para is inclined to adhere. For kete, the leaves dry to a greenish white when unboiled, almost white when boiled.
| Source | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivar No |  |
35 |
| Source | |
Botanic Gardens, Wellington (originally sent from Taranaki in 1870) and Te Kuiti. |
| Description | |
Tall, soft but strong leaves. Tomato red keel and margins on all blades. Plenty of heavy, tall seed heads. |
| Uses | |
Good whāriki harakeke. Also good for fine kaitaka kete as it dries very white like kiekie when boiled. Strips easily with a shell into silky white fibre, though the para is inclined to adhere. For kete, the leaves dry to a greenish white when unboiled, almost white when boiled. |
| Muka extraction |  |
Muka extracts fairly well. Some leaf matter sticks to fibre. Medium amount of dull fibre with para sticking to it. |
| Raranga - unboiled | |
Exquisite raranga flax. Whenu are dry, pliable, leathery and of an unusual quality, as they do not dry out quickly. Whenu strong. When softening, top of whenu turns a light colour. |
