Cordyline australis Purpurea Group
Cabbage tree of New Zealand, Giant Dracaena, Ti
Also known as Cordyline australis 'Purpurea'
- Height × spread
- 9m × 4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This dramatic, spiky looking cordyline has purple foliage, often a delightful reddish purple. This will grow slowly, ascending on a trunk. It flowers in June, producing fragrant creamy blooms held on a stem up to 1m (3ft) in height. This needs a sunny site to enhance the foliage effect. It is only slightly frost hardy and therefore only suited to the mildest parts of the country unless some protection is given This is likely to reach a height of 3m (10ft) over time, and is likely to be around 1.5m (5ft) in height with a 1m (3ft) spread at ten years.
- Flower colour
- Purple, Red
- Foliage colour
- Green, Purple
- Stem colour
- Brown, Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, sweet-vanilla
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 9m
- Spread
- 4m
- Height in 10 years
- 3m
- Spread in 10 years
- 3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Mediterranean garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Mild winter to -5C (RHS H3)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Architectural
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during growth
Water young plants regularly to keep soil moist. Mature, well established plants in the ground are drought tolerant and you can leave the soil to dry on the surface for several weeks before deep watering is required. Check plants in pots more often.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
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