Cordyline information

I saw a photo of a red foliage cordyline on the cacti and succulents forum yesterday. The post was from devient showing a wonderful garden with tropical and succulent plants. In the photo I saw what we in New Zealand call a cabbage tree. My memory had let me down and I wanted to get its correct name so I searched out 'cabbage tree on the net and came up with this link.
I learned a lot about this tree and thought others might enjoy reading it.

http://www.ccc.govt.nz/parks/Trees/protected_20.asp

Hurray! I seem to have managed to put in my first hyperlink. Found out how to do this thanks to dave's journal info page.

Hi Kiwi, long time no hear. Any thing that tastes like an artichoke and can be eaten with fatty foods is my idea of a boon to humanity. I like the plural of roof; most logical for one who has trimmed many a hoof. Regards, Ken

Hi ferrymead.

Thanks for the link. There's a bunch of confusion on this plant here. They are called "in the trade", Dracaena Spike or Dracaena indivisa. Then others mix the names and call it Cordyline indivisa which is completely different plant with wider leaves. They are frequently planted in the middle of planters sold at the big chain stores.

I just did a small harvest of local seed of Cordyline australis from plants that survived our -15C a few years ago in hopes of growing a hardier to cold form. I've found they toast at -10 -13C. I've grown some very nice New Zealand native plants such as Griselina, Azara, Hoheria and I've got a nice Dicksonia squarrosa in my front yard. I'm always looking to try out New Zealand plants. There's a Corokia in ID that noone replied to from me if you happen to know which cultivar it might be.

Hi ken, yes, quite a while since I was in this forum, nice to be back. Rooves..... I had to go back and read the link to find that word. Is this a real word? It's not in my English dictionary but it is not a very big book! I think I would probably spell it 'roof's if I ever had cause to write the word down. The heart of the tree might taste pretty good but I wonder how the Maoris used to climb up the top to cut it our - perhaps they only took it from little plants!
Hi, Growin, I can see how the nurseries get the Dracaenas and cordylines mixed - they have some similarities. I went in and had a look at a Dracaena site, this was a plant that I had not had any knowledge of apart from seeing them here and there but now I know their name. Do you get a good show of blooms on your hoheria? Didn;t know what the dicksonia squarosa was so went a - looking and found out it is a tree fern! Gosh, never imagined that it would groww in Vancouver, they must be tough to withstand the cold winters you have there.
I will try to find your post about the Korokia, sot sure how to find it but will give it a go. Loved your photo.