Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cordyline australis Cha Cha Cabbage Tree, Cabbage Palm,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Shrubs Clumping, Tufting
Description:
Cordyline Cha Cha is a stunning clumping variety, with colourful, weeping, variegated foliage. The young strap-like leaves are a warm complementary blend of apricot and brown, changing as the leaves mature to a striking mix of yellow and green. The ever changing colour of the foliage provides year round interest, and is unique to Cha Cha. Excellent for mass display or as a feature in a decorative container. Grows to 1.5m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asparagaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Cream, Green, Orange, Yellow
Flower Colour: Green, Insignificant, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High