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Beginner
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4m
max. spread |
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6m
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10-20 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Cordyline 'Purple Tower'
Other names: Cabbage palm 'Purple Tower'
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Genus: Cordyline
Variety or cultivar: 'Purple Tower' _ 'Purple Tower' is an evergreen perennial, starting out as a fan-shape clump of plum-purple, strap-shaped leaves then rising up on a stem to become a tree-palm.
Cordyline 'Purple Tower' is: Evergreen
Flower: Cream in Spring; Cream in Summer
Foliage: Purple in All seasons
Fruit: Blue-green in Autumn
Habit: Single stemmed palm, cycad or tree
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Cordyline 'Purple Tower' (Cabbage palm 'Purple Tower') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Sub-Tropical, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in moist, free-draining soil in full sun or light shade, in a sheltered position.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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Question from
Julie Hudson
I am just reading how I should have been caring for my cordyline and it seems I should have been protecting it over winter & covering the leaves. It is now looking very sorry for itself and the leaves are droopy. Is there anything I can do to save it & help it recover? Thanks, Julie
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- Posted: Sun. 13th February 2011 22:01
- Last reply: Sun. 13th February 2011 23:17
Question from
Andrew Difilippo
Hi i have this plant in my yard and it has 2 new branches on it almost as tall as the orginal plant and i was wopndering if any one knew how to succesfully propagate this cordy line .... i have tried once but they always seem to rot ..
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- Posted: Mon. 5th July 2010 03:14
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