Cordyline indivisa (Cabbage Palm, Blue Dacaena)
Evergreen palm-like shrub with woody stems often clustering. Leaves are stiff, long sword shaped. Flowers are off white or lavender. Fruit are rounded purple berries. It prefers full sun and well drained soil but can resist some shade and even drought and salt. Can be planted in container as indoor plants or outside as a specimen.
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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Pronunciation: kor-di-LY-nee in-dee-VEE-suh
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Plant type: Tree
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Origin: New Zealand
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Heat Zones: 10 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 10
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Uses: Specimen, Indoor, Container, Wildlife
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Moderate
Tree Shape: Round
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Dense
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m
Spread at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 meters
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Spiral
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: 30 - 50
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Rough
Leaf Scent: Unpleasant
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Scent: Pleasant
Flower Color: Purple, White
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Trunk
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
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Fruit
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Purple
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Poor
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part, Shade
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Management
Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Life Span: Less than 25
Plant Propagation: Cutting, Division