Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cordyline australis Choc Mint Cabbage Tree, Cabbage Palm,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Clumping, Tufting, Upright
Description:
Cordyline Choc Mint features chocolate brown and mint green variegated foliage, giving it a very striking appearance. Cordyline Choc Mint has sword shaped leaves that grow rigidly from the stem which forms with age. Cordyline Choc Mint is a great architectural plant for all gardens and makes an excellent feature plant and looks fantastic in a decorative pot. Grows approx 2m H x 2m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Aquatic Garden, Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Bush Tucker, Climber / Creeper, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Edible Garden, Embankment, Erosion Control, Feature, Fire Retardant, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Groundcover, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plant, Lawn Alternatives, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds, Rain Gardens, Rockery, Roundabouts / Splitters, Shady Garden, Street Trees, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Verge, Wetlands, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Shade Tree, Under Trees
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, Green, Variegated
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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