Harakeke (New Zealand Flax)
Phormium tenax
About Harakeke (New Zealand Flax)
Harakeke (New Zealand Flax) (Phormium tenax) is a herb used in the Māori Rongoa tradition to help with Wound Healing, Digestive Issues, Rheumatism, and Skin Health. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Phormium tenax (called flax in New Zealand English; harakeke in Māori; New Zealand flax outside New Zealand; and New Zealand hemp in historical nautical contexts) is an evergreen perennial plant native to New Zealand and Norfolk Island that is an important fibre plant and a popular ornamental plant. The plant grows as a clump of long, straplike leaves, up to two metres long, from which arises a much taller flowering shoot, with dramatic yellow or red...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist