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Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 4-8 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Variegated
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Edible Parts: Stem
Roots
Eating Methods: Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: 6-8 weeks
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 20,634
Parentage: Purple Tower x Torbay Dazzler

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Common names
  • Cabbage Tree
  • Cabbage Palm
  • Ti Kouka

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Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-11-21
Location: Longwood Gardens Conservatory, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-01-29
There is a long trunk not shown in the photo.
Location: In my garden
Date: 2012-10-22
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