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1kg of natural Raffia by La Cordeline

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This natural, uncoloured raffia is a long, flexible and robust, natural fibre, used by gardeners for a long time to tie plants. It is often used to create decorative objects and in for creative hobbies. Sold in a large 1Kg hank, wrapped in a sheath and film, made up of fibres of approximately 1.40m. Natural colour.

This La Cordeline natural, uncoloured raffia, is a long vegetable fibre that is both flexible and resistant, used for a long time by gardeners to tie plants. It is also increasingly used to create multiple decorative objects for the home or garden, or even fashion accessories. It comes in the form of a large 1kg hank of long folded fibres measuring approximately 1.40m each. Natural colour.

Raffia is a 100% natural vegetable material that comes from a palm tree of the arecaceae family, called Raphia farinifera in Latin, native to the marshy areas of Madagascar and the eastern coasts of Africa. Its leaves or fronds, which can reach 20m long and 3-4m wide, are the largest in the plant kingdom. Raffia fibre is obtained from the upper surface of the young leaflets: they are dried and then torn into thin strips that are rolled to form the familiar raffia in long balls. Smooth, flexible but very tear-resistant, raffia fibre can be easily tied without breaking. Its qualities have made it useful for a long time, worldwide as a tie in horticulture and crafts. In Africa, it is used to make a variety of objects such as mats, baskets, hats, wallets, shoes, bags, fishing nets, hammocks, curtains...

With its light brown colour, La Cordeline natural raffia blends perfectly in a garden. Its long fibres can be cut with scissors or a cutter, or used as is. They can be used to tie any type of plant to its stake, to tie in the long stems of a climbing plant, or in the orchard to relieve a branch loaded with fruits for example, as it holds firmly without injuring the most fragile stems, or even to protect a graft point, to hold the splint on a broken branch.... Natural or brightly coloured raffia has won over creative hobbyists who braid and assemble it, to dress up flower pots and containers, embellish lampshades or bottles, personalise floral arrangements, weave carpets or bags, make hats or rustic table sets... Alone or combined with coloured raffia, it can also be used as a natural tie for gift packaging.

Tips

Main uses Ornating, Supporting plants

Recommended for use in Indoor pot/planter, Open ground, Open ground under cold frame/cover, Outdoor pot/planter

Particularly recommended for Berries and vineyards, Climbers, Vegetables and aromatic herbs

Detailed features

Directions for use Raffia can be used for gardening or creating decorative objects in arts and crafts. Its long, flexible, and durable fibres allow you to tie and train all types of plants, bind bundles, or protect graft points, for example. They can be easily cut with a pair of scissors, a cutter, or a sharp knife. Raffia is compostable and biodegradable, leaving no residue in the environment.