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Young plants of Cordyline australis are fan-forming; as the plant develops, the foliage will later spiral. Hemerocallis, though, will also grow as a fan on occasion. It is also colony-forming, which is what we see here. Hemerocallis is easily identified by the roots, which are knobbly.
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It's cabbage palm, Cordyline australis purpurea. It's not actually a palm, I should point out, but sort of palm-like. A bad winter will often kill off the top but there's every chance yours will regrow, usually from the base.
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Cordyline australis Grows BIG, has orange blooms when mature, Very hardy in windy location.
I have one which was in the wrong place in my garden when I moved in 20 years ago. I moved it in a wheel barrow. I'd need a JCB to move it now!
The Blackbirds nest in it most years.
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I hope to gain some experience from this site so all help is welcome.
I Posted this in the 'Container Garden' section and it might be in the wrong place, so i will post it here.
I've recently moved into a new house with my girlfriend and wanted to make my front garden look better. I have stripped everything down apart from (i think) damson plum tree and a little rose bush which only has 3 stems. My garden is divided in 2, with a path way going to the house and slate waste on both sides, i want to make my garden out of planters. i bought 2 Red Star Cordyline Australis Cabbage Palms to put on both side of the pathway leading into the house. i built a homemade planter which is Length 37" Width 29" Depth 12". I would like to get some flowers into the planter and sit it in the middle of one side of the garden. I also bought a Solar Power Cherub Garden Water Feature birdbath, which i thought i could sit in the middle of the planter with flowers of some sort around it. All the help would be much appreciated and my gardening knowledge is at its minimal. Not just advice on what i said but if you could advise me to do some more as well.
Thanks,
Darren
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I've recently moved into a new house with my girlfriend and wanted to make my front garden look better. I have stripped everything down apart from (i think) damson plum tree and a little rose bush which only has 3 stems. My garden is divided in 2, with a path way going to the house and slate waste on both sides, i want to make my garden out of planters. i bought 2 Red Star Cordyline Australis Cabbage Palms to put on both side of the pathway leading into the house. i built a homemade planter which is Length 37" Width 29" Depth 12". I would like to get some flowers into the planter and sit it in the middle of one side of the garden. I also bought a Solar Power Cherub Garden Water Feature birdbath, which i thought i could sit in the middle of the planter with flowers of some sort around it. All the help would be much appreciated and my gardening knowledge is at its minimal. Not just advice on what i said but if you could advise me to do some more as well. Thanks, Darren
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My Cordyline Australis was a beautiful mature 25ft tree until this year when it succumbed to the winter and I had to remove all the greenery and cut back the rotted wood. It is now re-shooting- but at ground level with 15 ft of trunk above it and 3 branches at the top. Should I leave them to see if it shoots higher and wrap this winter ( I did not protect it last year) or remove all the wood above the shoots?
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I have been worried about the brown tips of my Cordyline australis for a while. Now I have noticed brown spots on the lower parts of the leaves (see picture). Could this be a disease?
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Hi Linda, thanks for your swift reply. I watched BBC i player today. Fortunatly my cordyline has not got the fungus disease yet. I do'nt know wether to cut back the bare branches as they look discoloured where the leaves have gone,or just wait and see,Valerie
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Hi Valerie,
did you see BBC Gardener's World on Friday -I expect it is still on the BBC i player if not. There was a feature on frost damaged cordylines on the show.
Linda
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Hi Valerie,
did you see BBC Gardener's World on Friday -I expect it is still on the BBC i player if not. There was a feature on frost damaged cordylines on the show.
Linda
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I have a cordyline australis which is about 15 years old, 5m tall with a single trunk up to 3m then many branches. The leaves have been dropping/blowing off over the last few weeks. Not sure whether to chop it down now or leave to see if any new shoots appear. Or is there any emergency treatment I could give to save it?
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Thanks a lot Nicola. Do I just cut them as near to the main stem as possible?
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Hi there,
You can easily reinvigorate your cordyline by removing the dead leaves, and, if it is in a pot, rather than in the open ground, you might also want to try re-potting it with some fresh compost to give it a bit of a boost. Most cordylines are hardier than people expect - they look quite tropical but at the horticultural therapy centre and nursery where I volunteer, we didn't lose any last winter (2009-2010) despite the prolonged freezing conditions, and the initial signs are that we have not lost any this winter either.
The leaves can be tough to remove though - my tip is that a good pair of scissors is often more help than secateurs for cordylines.
Good luck with it!
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Hi Dave - thanks for joining Shoot and for your question. Do you mind posting into the forum for this plant? There are already some questions about this plant posted there by Carlos & Jane. It helps to keep plant questions altogether. If you click this link below, and then the Ask Us tab, you'll see what I mean:)
Cordyline australis Read Star
All the best, Nicola
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Hi
After a bad winter my Red Star has gone brown and most of the leaves have broken and are facing downward. Can I recover it in any way?
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Thanks for that. Actually noticed today that one is sprouting from the bottom, so now they will get some feed, a bit of surgery and I will try to grow some patience. :)
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Hi, Eileen,
They should sprout from where you cut. Those cuts look fine and will probably encourage more branching. Supposedly, the best time to do this is in winter, but others have reported doing it a various times of the year with no problem.
Kathy C
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My cabbage palms took a real hit this winter. My neighbour tells me they suffered similarly about 40 years ago and recovered. However, there is no sign of any shoots so I think it must be time to prune. The question is - how much. I do not want to take them back to stumps as I like 2 trees framing the house. I have marked lines on the photo. Would this amount be OK, I wonder? Grateful for any hints.
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I have a potted cordyline australis torbay red.It has a shoot just above the soil level and it seems to be affecting the growth/ condition of the rest of the plant. Can it be safely removed without further damage to the main plant?
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Hi some friend of mine changed home and gave me a 1.5 meter tall Cordyline australis 'Red Star' it was healthy but now it's drying out, the leaves are curling and brown, is there anyway to save it? how frequently should I water it and how can I save it?