'Red Sister' Cabbage Palm Cordyline fruticosa
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Details
36 - 48 Inches36 - 48 Inches36 - 48 Inches91cm - 1.2m91cm - 1.2m91cm - 1.2mFeatures
Flaming hot pink and dark burgundy foliage adds fabulous color, texture and height to premium container recipes and modern landscapes where this plant can’t help but act as a focal point. Featuring much broader, 4 to 6” wide leaves compared to its Cordyline australis cousins, this tropical cabbage palm forms a multi-stemmed clump. In zones 9-11, it is a hardy evergreen shrub; it can be overwintered indoors as a houseplant in colder climates. The pink coloration will be brightest with some sun, but take care not to site this plant in hot afternoon sun or windy locations in the warmest climates.
Adaptable As HouseplantHeat TolerantCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:TallGarden Height:36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2mSpacing:36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2mSpread:36 - 48 Inches 91cm - 1.2mFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:Full SunHabit:UprightContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:Grown for FoliageHardiness Zones:9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11aWater Category:AverageUses:ContainerUses:LandscapeUses Notes:Often used as thriller in combination planters and makes a good houseplant as well.
Maintenance Notes:Cordyline is a grass-like plant. Where temperatures get colder than 15 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring.
In areas where winter temperatures remain above 15 degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.
Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only.
Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter.
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