tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post8846591132590257408..comments2024-01-27T03:11:47.638-08:00Comments on Wild Picnic: Harakeke/NZ Flax (Phormium tenax)Johanna Knoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268918125129111587noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-90737328366247713442021-12-18T15:17:37.229-08:002021-12-18T15:17:37.229-08:00Lovely blog, thanks for taking the time to share t...Lovely blog, thanks for taking the time to share thisTheresa Chttps://www.theresacook.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-51535893719832277742018-01-22T12:52:30.662-08:002018-01-22T12:52:30.662-08:00i hear that the starchy roots can be used as treat...i hear that the starchy roots can be used as treatment for karaka poisoning. ive heard also the roots are poisons. ive also heard that they can be consumed. anyway i brewed a tea from the starchy roots as you would ginger. it was very nice. ahead cautionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-8739211969933518052012-09-07T16:30:27.940-07:002012-09-07T16:30:27.940-07:00Oh dear, sorry, you're right! Thanks Dale! I n...Oh dear, sorry, you're right! Thanks Dale! I need to update the entry as well to acknowledge P. cookianium. The P. tenax seeds are definitely more worth eating ...Johanna Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268918125129111587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-71768187873087343742012-09-07T15:41:39.965-07:002012-09-07T15:41:39.965-07:00Interesting, I've never heard of people eating...Interesting, I've never heard of people eating the young seeds, though people are looking at extracting the oil from them. Do you realise that you have a picture of Phormium cookianum, the mountain flax in the top photo? I can see it has hanging (not upright like P. tenax), skinnier, slightly twisted seed pods, and is also growing on a bank with droopier leaves, but the real key is the seed Dalehttp://www.floravitae.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-31314647310573575012012-04-07T23:49:16.355-07:002012-04-07T23:49:16.355-07:00The previous comment was ugly. Beauty is in the ey...The previous comment was ugly. Beauty is in the eye and though I am not particularly a Phormium fan, I say it is a fine range of plants, handsome and rewarding. Stinks? Aren't we delicate? If Phormium stinks, there are not many plants that don't!Jon Richfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166113190940745522noreply@blogger.com