Cordyline australis
Cabbage Tree
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The Cabbage Palm, is one of the most renowned plants indigenous to New Zealand, and has since become very popular in cultivation in the UK.
Cordyline australis typically grows as a single or multiple trunk tall tree with pale to dark grey corky bark, sporting iconic sword-shaped grey-green leaves that grow up to a metre long, and produces panicles of fragrant, sweetly perfumed white flowers in late spring.
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Plant Biography
Native to New Zealand where it’s known to the Māori as ‘tī kōuka’, and grows at the margins of forests, frequently near swamps. It has historically been eaten by native New Zealanders, who bake the root or brew it into an intoxicating drink. The Māori also use parts of the plant to treat a variety of injuries and illnesses.
You may have seen Cordyline Australis with either single unbranched stems or forked branches. This is because the plant only divides into forks after its first flowering, which typically occurs at 6 to 10 years of age.
Expert Tip
Care & Size Guidance
The Cabbage Palm can grow in a container, though it develops a taproot and thus requires a large, deep contained for best growth. Specimens grown in a container are unlikely to flower.
Planted in the ground it usually flowers (and thus forks) after about 6 to 10 years, but the right conditions can bring the flowering to 3 years of age.
Great size and the condition is excellent. Great for my tropical garden.
Jay –
This plant arrived quickly and was well packaged for protection during delivery, it was a superb specimen, extremely healthy and large for the price I paid for it. I have ordered several times from The Palm Centre and have always being extremely happy and satisfied with the service, delivery and condition of the plants. Excellent company.
Jonathan –
Arrived well packed and is doing fine, well pleased. Lived in Old Isleworth for over 20 years and have just found you.
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Corey line austustralis plant wow, helpful info but please explain when it flowers then they die off what r
we meant to do with the seed head? And if its pruned by mistake will it harm the palm. Also how often do they flower?
Thanks in advance yours Mrs P J Allen
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the Cordyline australis is flowering every spring.
It might skip a year if the plant is repotted when juvenile, but a fairly mature plant will flower almost every year.
The spike can be cut at any point without affecting the plant in any way. If by pruned youre not refering to cutting
the actual growth centre, then there is no harm done to the plant and it should continue to grow until the end of
summer.
Pip –