Cordyline Australis
The Cordyline is a shrub which originated in New Zealand and does not tend to grow higher than 1.5 metres when grown in a pot. Its leaves are almost 1m long and are spear shaped and curved. The fragrant white flowers are of a spiked shape, although when indoors, it does not tend to flower. Flowers appear in spring once the plants are over 8 years old.
Not frost resistant.
Cordyline varieties available in Algorós Viveros nurseries:
Red Star.
Atropurpurea.
Torbay Dazzler.
Indivisa.
Tango.
Pink Passion.
Kiwi.
Origin: New Zealand.
Temperature: 5°C.
Lots of water in summer. Sun or semi-shade.