which cordyline????

i dug this up from someone's yard that was moving with permissioni positive it is not C. fruticosa, but it is not C. australis either, as i had dug one of those from their yard too. the leaves are 3 ft long by 5 1/4" wide. it has about 14'' of trunk above ground level and i managed to get a root ball of 20" wide by 14'' deep. the older leaves are deep purple/burgundy and the new leaves are almost a lime green.

this is a pic of the leaves

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whole plant

again....

diehrdsouthrnr, very nice big cordyline, I'm sorry that I don't know the name. I just wanted to say good for you. Hope someone can ID her soon.

thanks i reasearched it and i think it may be a C. indivisa... hoping......

I'm guessing maybe C. fruiticosa 'Black Magic'. There are tons of varieties, though- hard to say.

can c. fruticosa leaves get three feet long?

No idea - but stunning plant.

I have that one too and it is indeed very nice. No idea about the name though.

ok thanks

figured it out... its cordyline "negra"