Cordyline australis Lime Passion
Cordyline australis Lime Passion is a frost-resistant palmate tree, forming a straight upright trunk over time. This decorative, subtropical beauty is adorned with dense clusters of sword-like leaves with a fresh lime to light green colour. The leaves are narrow and arching and have a tough, leathery texture. Cordyline australis is native to subtropical parts of New Zealand, where it grows in coastal areas, along forest edges in high mountain forests and along riverbanks and swamps. It copes well with dry and cold conditions. C. australis Lime Passion is a great, architectural shrub for patio boxes and in gardens. Cordyline australis is also known as Cabbage Palm. Other internationally used names for Cordyline australis are: Cabbage Palm; Cabbage Tree; Giant Dracaena; Giant Dracena; Grass Palm; New Zealand Cabbage Tree; Cabbage Tree; Cabbage Plant; Palm Lily; tī kōuka. Evanthia has Cordyline australis Lime Passion starting material available year-round, as young plants from tissue culture. Ask our team for the Cordyline cultivation manual for commercial production. View all Cordyline varieties, trunk-forming or low-growing, in the Evanthia range.
Properties
Botanical name:
Cordyline australis
Family:
Asparagaceae
Series name:
Product group:
Cordyline
VBN code:
Status:
Product group:
Grow cool
Cultivation information
Starting material:
Young plant from tissue culture
Pot size:
cm
Stem length:
-
cm
Growing location:
Plant density:
/m2
Sowing period:
Growing temperature:
Pot size:
cm
Pot size:
60-100
cm
Ideal growing temperature:
5-18
°C
Growing time to young plant:
15-18
weeks
Growing time from young plant to final product:
30
-
75
weeks
USDA Hardiness zone:
9-11
Average number of seeds per kilo:
The information shown here is intended as a general guide and should not be considered growing instructions. Details are based on Western European climate conditions, unless specifically stated otherwise.
