Do Cordyline Flower Every Year

Our brownish cordyline is now looking sad.

Do cordyline flower every year. 14 may 2010 guest. Those with vibrant foliage should be planted out of scorching sunshine to prevent the leaf colour fading. Cordyline does best in a sunny spot though they can cope with semi shade. Before it flowers it has a slender unbranched stem.

The right conditions can reduce the first flowering age to 3 years havelock north 2015 mast year. Cordyline should not be allowed to completely dry out especially in the growing season. 2 apr 2010 shauna1234. I have a cordyline growing in my garden i have had it now for about five years about six weeks ago it started to flower at the top and it now looks as if it is dying as the leaves are all brown.

Last year my cordyline produced 3 very big flowers. Water them deeply rather than little and often. Although it wasn t as steep as your slope. 6 may 2010 lisafinnan.

Cordy they re probably appreciating your south facing slope at my old garden they flowered every year and that was on a similar slope. Are you sure it s a cordyline leaves looks more simiar to the phormiums that i have. A cordyline we planted 6 years ago has flowered for the first time this year. Tender species make good house or conservatory plants.

I can t rmember who told me that they don t often flower in this country but mine have flowered every year so far. The first flowers typically appear at 6 to 10 years old in spring. The actual plant from base to top of leaf was 5 5ft and the flower is like a bush on top adding a further 2 5ft to it s height. Cordyline australis grows up to 20 metres 66 feet tall with a stout trunk 1 5 to 2 m 4 ft 11 in to 6 ft 7 in in diameter.

Cordyline australis has become a choice and popular plant for coastal and city planting thanks to its exotic palm like appearance and attractive foliage in shades of green bronze and purple. 18 apr 2010 cordyline50. Cordyline australis flower in summer the picture above is from a young cordyline australis and this is the first time it has flowered. Check how many flower branches are on these bad boys.

Cordyline frost damage repair. You wouldn t expect cordyline to flower but they do. These plants can be damaged by fluoride so if you live in an area where the tap water is high in fluoride you should water them with rainwater. Our cordyline has lost all the leaves of every head.

The fragrance was almost unbearably strong sometimes like being in the perfume department of boots. How do i care for my cordyline australis. Flowering takes place on these palms after about 15 years at which point the growing tip splits to form two stems.