Cordyline australis

wow that looks lovely Dawn..........

Wow....Looks lovely with the sun on it Dawn....How tall is it?......

Thanks Guys. Its quite big - it has a trunk, lol. Its about 7 feet tall I should think. I put a question up this morning because I didnt know what it was but the members soon told me :-)

looks great against the blue sky.............

Looks Great Dawn :) do u just have this 1? Iv seen a garden near me with 9 of them in ! :)

It was nice to see the sun today Holly, albeit briefly.

When we broke the pot that this was growing in, it was full of rhizomes so I grew them and set them around the garden - I thought they were yuccas at the time, lol. Now that I know they are more of a tree, I think I'll need to relocate them.

It looks lovely Dawn I'm sure you will find plenty of spaces for the other ones !

Agree with all it does look nice...

I didnt realise they got so big - its OK where it is though, hoping for flowers soon.

Looks lovely these always reminds me of France, as when I first went there the first round about, one of the roads was lined both sides with these.

I love how they look exotic yet they are tough.

This brings back memories of my lost cordyline australis! It is/was in a very large pot and had grown to at least 7 ft. tall. We lost it this past winter during a snow storm (which is rare here..the snow I mean). Well, guess what? Just when we were thinking about digging it out of the pot we saw these baby shoots coming up. My husband sawed off the top and it is amazing at how fast those little shoots have grown in just a week. I loved that big cordyline...we called it "big daddy". But, it seems he lives on. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures!

Hello Cherita. Im so pleased to hear your's survived. Indestructible, lol. Mine has taken a bashing this year though but I think it will pull through.

Hi
can anyone help me i have one of these plants and all the leaves are turning brown there is a birds nest in there but i didnt want to touch it.
yesterday i noticed there are new shoots at the very base what should i do, its about 7 feet tall. thankyou in advance

Hello Buffy

I thought I'd lost mine this Winter as mine has lots of brown leaves, then suddenly a couple of weeks ago it sent a flower up. There are new green leaves growing in the top, in the centre but the rest of the tree looks pretty poor. If your's has new shoots at the bottom that must be a good sign. Maybe its worth putting your question to the other members by 'Ask A Question'. Good luck.

Love the colour of it :o)

Thanks Pip, its recovered well after the hard Winter.