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CORDYLINE
Commonly known as Dracaena palm, New Zealand cabbage palm
All make excellent architectural patio or pot plants. Some of the newer and more exotic leaf colours are best suited to the conservatory or greenhouse, at least over winter
Australis, the fast-growing New Zealand cabbage palm was indispensable to the Maoris to whom it was a source of food, textiles, anchor ropes, fishing lines, waterproof clothing and sandals.
It is an important wildlife plant supporting insects and birds in good berrying years.
Genus of about 20 species of evergreen shrubs or tree-like, woody-stemmed perennials, the larger ones resembling palms. They are found on open hillsides and in scrub and open forest in southeastern Asia and the Pacific, including Australasia.
Many of the plants grown as C. australis are probably hybrids with C. indivisa, the Mountain cabbage tree.
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Architectural interest
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Good to know
Wildlife plant. Nectar for insects and berries for birds. -
Pests & Diseases
Under glass - scale insects, red spider mites. -
Place of origin
New Zealand. -
Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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EvergreenArching, lance-shaped to linear leaves 30-90cm (12-36in) long
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Frost hardy (down to -5)
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Height
3-10m (10-30ft) -
Spread
1-4m (3-12ft)
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PalmPalm-like woody-stemmed perennial. Produces terminal panicles of fragrant, cup-shaped flowers followed by small, spherical berries
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F) -
Fertile well drained soil
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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