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Flower arrangement

To create simple, strong forms, florists often use spear-like flax leaves.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Leanne Tamaki

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Nancy Swarbrick. 'Flax and flax working', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/flax-and-flax-working/5/4