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I have a 2 metre Cordyline which is really healthy but now seems to be strangling its self. It is sending up new leaves but not opening to release them so it looks like a dagger on top. Should I open it with a stanley knife or leave it ,or cut the top off and let it spread?


On plant Cordyline australis


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No, no leave well alone. The plant will open the leaves when it is ready. At least yours is still alive, most seem to have died over winter!

29 Apr, 2010

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