Cordyline | |
Cabbage Tree | |
Ti Kouka |
Plant Habit: | Fern |
Life cycle: | Other |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 3 |
Leaves: | Deciduous Fragrant Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Dehiscent |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous Fragrant Malodorous |
Flower Color: | Other |
Flower Size: | 5"-6" |
Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Spring |
Inflorescence Type: | Cyme |
Underground structures: | Bulb |
Suitable Locations: | Street Tree Houseplant Terrariums |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Salad greens Good as a cover crop |
Edible Parts: | Bark Sap |
Eating Methods: | Tea Fermented |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Flood Resistant Salt tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic: ew8kes 6- |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Tip Other |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |