Cordyline

Adding to the exotic feel is Cordyline australis, another tropicallooking shrub that may need a bit of tender loving care to survive very cold winters.

Adding to the exotic feel is Cordyline australis, another tropical-looking shrub that may need a bit of tender loving care to survive very cold winters.

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Cordyline columns PROTECT cordylines and yuccas by drawing up the leaves and loosely tying them into an upright column with soft string.

BYD NATUR Gan BETHAN WYN JONES GARETH Pritchard wnaeth ffonio o Landudno gan holi oeddwn i wedi sylwi fod 'na flodau fel dwn i ddim be ar y Cordyline australis eleni.

For poolside landscaping, use plants that are soft to the touch and litter-free, such as cordyline, lamb's ears, and mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia).

A GREAT way to add a tropical look and feel to the garden, Cordyline australis 'Red Star' - the cabbage palm - will produce exotic sword-like red foliage all year round.

Covering cordyline You've probably already brought your begonias, cannas, fuchsias, pelargoniums and dahlias indoors, but this isn't practical with larger tender plants such as cordylines, palms, bay trees, echiums and tree ferns.

Triangle palms (Dypsis decaryi), windmill palms (Trachycarpus fortunei), and red Cordyline baueri provide island like accents.

EASY Move plants in pots, such as Agave and Cordyline, against the house wall for winter protection.

I, too, would like to know why my cabbage palm, Cordyline australis, seems to have died.

Broad-leaved cannas, hostas, deep orange dahlias, fiery crocosmias and tender bulbs such as gloriosa will all add heat to the scene, while plants of architectural interest such as Fatsia japonica, palms, cordyline and phormium can all add to that tropical feel.