Cordyline australis

Suitable for group and specimen plantings, as well as containers. Hardy enough to grow in all situations and climates. Green leaves form large tufts. The stunning cream flowers are borne in large panicles in late-spring and perfume the air with their sweet fragrance. Produces fruit in mid-summer to early-autumn that birds adore.

Native

Evergreen

Tolerates coastal sites

Tolerates windy sites

Clay soils

Poor draining soils

Dry soils

Attracts bees

Attracts birds

Family: Asparagaceae, asparagus family, a family of flowering plants.

Genus: Cordyline, cordyline, derived from the Greek noun κορδύλη (kordúlē, 'club, cudgel'), in reference to the enlarged underground stems or rhizomes of species in this genus. A genus of flowering plants native to the western Pacific Ocean region, from New Zealand, eastern Australia, southeastern Asia and Polynesia, with one species found in southeastern South America.

Species: Cordyline australis, austrālis (Latin, adjective), meaning 'southern', in reference to this species' native geographical location. Does not necessarily mean from Australia.

Common Name: Tī Kōuka

Other Common Name(s): Cabbage Tree

Description: Suitable for group and specimen plantings, as well as containers. Hardy enough to grow in all situations and climates. Green leaves form large tufts. The stunning cream flowers are borne in large panicles in late-spring and perfume the air with their sweet fragrance. Produces fruit in mid-summer to early-autumn that birds adore.

Height: 6m

Width: 3m

Uses: Attracts bees, Attracts birds

Tolerates: Coastal, Windy

Soil Type: Clay soils, Poor draining soils, Dry soils

Winter Foliage: Evergreen

Origin: Native

Foliage:

• Summer: Green

• Autumn: Green

• Winter: Green

• Spring: Green

Flowers:

• Summer: None

• Autumn: None

• Winter: None

• Spring: White

Fruit:

• Summer: White

• Autumn: White

• Winter: None

• Spring: None