Cordyline indivisa
(Mountain Palm)
Family - Asparagaceae
Category - Shrub, tree
Origin - New Zealand
Year of Introduction - 1850
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H3
Height - up to 3m
Width - 2m or more
Location - The Stumpery
Description: A small Evergreen tree a thick stem topped with a tuft of strap-shaped to lanceolate, grey-green leaves with long, pointed tips. Plants are more Shrub-like than tree-like when young, and will gradually develop the thick stem with age. Small, white, cup-shaped flowers are produced in summer in tall panicles that can reach to more than 1.6m in length. Flowers are followed by clusters of small blue berries.
Synonyms - Dracaena indivisa, Cordyline hookeri
Flower:
Small, white, cup-shaped flowers in panicles are produced in June and July and are followed by clusters of small, blue berries. The flowering stems can reach up to 1.6m in length.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers in panicles
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Strap-shaped to lanceolate, grey-green leaves with pointed tips can reach 1.2m or more in length. The leaves are held in tufted rosettes at the top of the stem.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Strap-shaped to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.
