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Cordyline

Phonetic Spelling
kor-di-LY-nee
Description

There are 24 flowering plants in this Genus of which many are used as ornamentals. Cordyline comes from the Greek word kordyle, meaning "club," a reference to the enlarged underground rhizomes. 

See this plant in the following landscape:
Container Gardens
Cultivars / Varieties:
    Cordyline australis Large sparsely branched plant with rosettes of linear leaves.
  • Cordyline banksii 'Sprilecpink' aka Electric Pink
    The upright, dark maroon leaves edged with shocking pink
  • Cordyline 'Cha Cha'
    Weeping, variegated foliage in a blend of colors that starts out apricot and peach and matures to a mix of yellow and green wit
    • Cordyline fruticosa leaves
    Cordyline indivisa Native form
  • Cordyline 'Jurred' aka Festival Grass™
    vivid burgundy-red lax leaves atop a slowly developing 2 to 3 foot tall stem.
  • Cordyline 'Purple Dazzler'
    multiple narrow stems that rise vertically up to 3 feet or more with a crown of narrow dark purple-black shiny leaves.
    • Cordyline rubra Native habitat
  • Cordyline 'Tana' aka Renegade
    Stem to 5 ft. tall with arching, dark purple to nearly black foliage with a glossy lacquered finish.
  • Cordyline 'Zumba'
    multiple upright stems holding glossy bright pink narrow arching leaves that have dark cherry red margins.
Cordyline australis, Cordyline banksii 'Sprilecpink' aka Electric Pink, Cordyline 'Cha Cha', Cordyline fruticosa, Cordyline indivisa, Cordyline 'Jurred' aka Festival Grass™, Cordyline 'Purple Dazzler', Cordyline rubra, Cordyline 'Tana' aka Renegade, Cordyline 'Zumba'
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Form in November in Shelby County, Tennesse
Form - November - Shelby Co., TN Natbrash CC BY-NC 4.0
Flowers and buds in November in Belen District, Costa Rica
Flowers/Buds - November - Belen District - Costa Rica Fiorella Vega Elizondo CC BY-NC 4.0
Cultivars / Varieties:
    Cordyline australis Large sparsely branched plant with rosettes of linear leaves.
  • Cordyline banksii 'Sprilecpink' aka Electric Pink
    The upright, dark maroon leaves edged with shocking pink
  • Cordyline 'Cha Cha'
    Weeping, variegated foliage in a blend of colors that starts out apricot and peach and matures to a mix of yellow and green wit
    • Cordyline fruticosa leaves
    Cordyline indivisa Native form
  • Cordyline 'Jurred' aka Festival Grass™
    vivid burgundy-red lax leaves atop a slowly developing 2 to 3 foot tall stem.
  • Cordyline 'Purple Dazzler'
    multiple narrow stems that rise vertically up to 3 feet or more with a crown of narrow dark purple-black shiny leaves.
    • Cordyline rubra Native habitat
  • Cordyline 'Tana' aka Renegade
    Stem to 5 ft. tall with arching, dark purple to nearly black foliage with a glossy lacquered finish.
  • Cordyline 'Zumba'
    multiple upright stems holding glossy bright pink narrow arching leaves that have dark cherry red margins.
Cordyline australis, Cordyline banksii 'Sprilecpink' aka Electric Pink, Cordyline 'Cha Cha', Cordyline fruticosa, Cordyline indivisa, Cordyline 'Jurred' aka Festival Grass™, Cordyline 'Purple Dazzler', Cordyline rubra, Cordyline 'Tana' aka Renegade, Cordyline 'Zumba'
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  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Cordyline
    Family:
    Asparagaceae
  • Leaves:
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No