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:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Palm-like; leaves sword-shaped, leathery.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand (New Zealand)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to C. australis (red dracaena spike cultivars).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
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):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Rarely flowers locally.
Fruit Type:
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Abiotic disorder, Mites
