1 kg raffia bundle, length around 1m20 available in bulk with a label

This La Cordeline natural raffia, which is not coloured and 100% biodegradable, is a long vegetable fibre that is both flexible and robust and has been used by gardeners for a long time to tie plants. It can also be used for creative hobbies, or for temporary party decorations. It comes in the form of a 1kg bundle, composed of long folded fibres measuring approximately 1.20m each. Sold in bulk with a label, suitable packaging for associations and professionals.

Raffia is a natural plant-based material obtained 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 in length and 3-4m in width, 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 long raffia balls. Smooth, flexible but very tear-resistant, raffia fibre can be easily tied without breaking. Its qualities have made it widely used for a long time and worldwide as a tie in horticulture and crafts. In Africa, it is used to make a wide 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 into 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, in the orchard to support a branch loaded with fruits, for example, as it holds firmly without injuring the most fragile stems, or to protect a graft point, to hold the splint in place on a broken branch.... Natural or brightly coloured raffia is loved by hobbyists who braid and assemble it to dress up flower pots and containers, make hanging decorations, embellish lampshades or bottles, personalise floral arrangements, weave carpets or bags, make hats or rustic table sets... Alone or combined with coloured raffias, it can also be used as a natural tie for gift packaging.