Scientific Name:
Cordyline indivisa
Pronunciation:
kore-dih-LYE-nee in-dee-VEE-suh
Common Name:
dracaena spike, mountain cabbage tree
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Palm-like; leaves basal in first year (eventually alternate as stem grows), sword-shaped, leathery, most cvs. 30-60cm long x 1-4cm wide mid-blade when grown in containers.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand (New Zealand)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Indoor plant, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to C. australis (includes the red dracaena spike cultivars).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled, Basal, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
(Unlikely to flower locally)
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, (Unlikely to fruit locally)
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Propagation:
Seed
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Abiotic disorder, Mealybugs, Mites, Scale insects
