Cordyline, Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Dracaena Spike 'Southern Splendor'

Cordylineaustralis

Genus
Cordyline (kor-di-LY-nee)
Species
australis (aw-STRAL-iss)
Synonym
Dracaena australis
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Smooth
Height
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
Spacing
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
Hardiness
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
Bloom Time
Mid Summer
Other Details
Category
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Pink/Rose
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Suitable for growing in containers
Bloom Characteristics
Flowers are fragrant
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information
Patented
Propagation Methods
From softwood cuttings
Seed Collecting
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Regional

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

Garden Grove, California

Laguna Niguel, California

San Leandro, California

San Pedro, California

South Jordan, Utah

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Gardener's Notes:

1
positive
1
neutral
0
negative
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Laguna Niguel, CA | March 2009 | positive

It should be noted that although Southern Splendor and Electric Pink look similar when very young, Southern Splendor grows up on a single...Read More

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San Leandro, CA (Zone 9b) | January 2008 | neutral

I have 3 of these because they are so PINK!! But as PINK as they are, Cordyline 'Electric Pink' is more PINK and more intense. I foun...Read More

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