30 Cabbage Palm Tree Seeds for Planting - Cordyline Australis

This impressive Dragon Tree-relative from New Zealand is frequently found in the trade as Dracaena indivisa or Cordyline indivisa (which also is a proper species, but quite different). Small plants are popular as annual bedding plants whereas larger specimens are a frequent sight in humid, temperate climates all around the world. They are resistant to moderate freezes, take a lot of costal exposure, and are generally easy and rewarding to grow. In its native New Zealand, plants can reach an age of several hundred years and grow to enormous dimensions. Cordyline australis usually grows a single, solitary trunk when young. When several meters tall, the crown starts to fork and eventually takes on a pyramidal shape. forking often takes place after flowering. The tiny flowers are held in a large, quite showy inflorescence and are strongly scented.