Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cordyline australis Sundance Cabbage Tree, Cabbage Palm,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Trees Tufting, Upright Narrow
Description:
Cordyline Sundance provides an excellent green and red accent colour in your garden all year long. Sundance has an upright habit, strappy foliage and develops a trunk over time. It takes 10 years to become a branched evergreen tree 2.5 m tall by 2-3 m wide. It produces large panicles of small, sweet-scented flowers in late spring to summer. Sundance is a fantastic plant for large patio containers and offers a tropical look for poolside garden areas.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Mealy Bugs, Rust
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Agavaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Cream, Green, Variegated
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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