Moritz hemp

Phormium tenax

Location: Hawaii Island(Big Iland)
Location: Hamanako Garden Park(Pacific Flora 2004)

Flower name
Moritz hemp
Scientific name
Phormium tenax
Aliasニューサイラン, Mauritius hemp, 新西蘭, モーリタス・ヘンプ, New Zealand flax
Place of originNew Zealand
Place of floweringCut flowers, flower arrangement, Field, Botanical Gardens, Ornamental plants
Flowering seasonJuly, August

What is Moritz hemp

Moritz hemp , scientific name:Phormium tenax, is a New Zealand Native, is an evergreen perennial plant of the department Asphodelaceae Also called Moritz hemp and new South Wales Iran (New Zealand). Leaves and yellow vertical stripes are narrow tip Apex!? and gloss. Often used as a material of smelling the flowers. It will fold, bend, knotting, is free. Fiber obtained from the leaves, are lit with paper raw materials and raw materials such as rope. Damaged leaves will become out of date, fall. Root has medicinal properties.

Common name: phormium, scientific name:Phormium tenax, aka: New Zealand flax, new South Wales Iran (New Zealand), Vilnius Iran (variegated 新西蘭), phormium ( Phormium), New Zealanders, phormium, origin: New Zealand, leaf length: 1 to 3 m, width: 6-10 cm