Cordyline Species

Cordylinemauritiana

Genus
Cordyline (kor-di-LY-nee)
Species
mauritiana (maw-rih-tee-AY-na)
Synonym
Cordyline flabelliformis
Cordyline floribunda
Cordyline macrophylla
Dracaena acuminata
Dracaena mauritiana
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Light Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Height
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
White/Near White
Cream/Tan
Bloom Time
Late Fall/Early Winter
Other Details
Category
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Suitable for growing in containers
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
From softwood cuttings
By air layering
Seed Collecting
Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Naples, Florida

Ocoee, Florida

Kihei, Hawaii

Victoria, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

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1
neutral
0
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Victoria, TX (Zone 9a) | June 2006 | positive

Provides great year-round color. Mine seem to produce the best color in light shade. Leaves have a tendency to turn brown if getting too much sun.

T
| March 2006 | neutral

This plant is rare in Mauritius and reunion island .It is rarely found in some private garden.Is also a protected species. Flowers are wh...Read More

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(Zone 9a) | October 2005 | positive

Very much like Cordyline banksii (fruit are blackish). I have young plant grown from seeds from Reunion island. They survived winters (ab...Read More

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