Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cordyline australis Fantasy Cabbage Tree, Cabbage Palm,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Trees Tufting, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
Cordyline Fantasy offers a strong upright growth, vivid colour and reliability. Fantasy has an upright habit, strappy foliage develops a trunk over time. Compared to other Cordyline varieties, Fantasy's clean green and cream variegated foliage is one of the lightest and brightest in colour. Cordyline Fantasy provides an instant sculptural statement and is well-suited to situations that require a light contrast against darker garden backgrounds or dark building colours. Long upright pointed leaves allow you to create great effects in Mediterranean, tropical and formal styled gardens. They contrast superbly with shaped hedges, conjuring a relaxed and stylish look. Grows approx. 2.5m tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, 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:
Agavaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Variegated
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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