GOOD LUCK PLANT

Cordyline fruticosa

Reference No :

0221

Scientific Name :

Cordyline fruticosa

Sinhala Name :

කොඩිලයින් (CORDYLINE)

Tamil Name :

Other Common Names :

Tiplant, Cabbage Palm, Palm lily

Plant Family :

Asparagaceae

Plant Group :

Angiosperms (Enclosed Seed)

Crown Architecture :

Shrub Canopy

Plant Categories :

Big Leave Plants;   Border Plants;   Colorful Plants;   Common Landscaping Plants;   Hedging Plants;   Home Garden Plants;   Indoor Plants;   Low Maintenance Plants;   Ornamental Plants;   Rooftop Plants;   Small Shrubs;   Fast Growing Plants;   Attractive plant;   Suitable for Hotel Landscapes

Native Region(s) :

Bangladesh;   Mainland Southeast Asia;   Southern China;   Taiwan;   New Guinea;   Northern Australia;   Island Southeast Asia

Plant Distribution(s) :

Throughout Oceania by Austronesians;   Hawaii;   New Zealand;   Kermadec Islands;   Easter Island

Elevation :

Above sea level up to 1,100 m

Average Height :

1.00m

Maximum Height :

5.00

Average Width :

0.90 - 2.50 m

Maximum Width :

5.00

Propogation(s) :

By Seeds;   By Cutting (Stem)

Average Longevity :

150 years

Maturity Longevity :

5 - 10 years

Indoor :

Yes

Medicinal Use :

Yes

Plant Disease(s) :

Snails and slugs in garden situations.;   Mealy bugs on neglected plants.

Description :

Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance: Low
Leaves: bright pink to the deepest burgundy, green and cream; 30–60 cm (12–24 in) (rarely 75 cm or 30 in) long and 5–10-centimetre (2.0–3.9 in) wide at the top of a woody stem; are spirally arranged into a fanlike shape at the stem tips; when maturing plants lose their lower leaves
Flowers: 40–60-centimetre (16–24 in) long panicles of small scented flowers;
Bloom Color: yellowish to red 
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Fruit: Round red berry about 8 mm diameter.
Fruiting Time: Late Summer
Trunk (bole): Shrub or small tree which can be unbranched or freely-branched
Habitat: Often abundant in various types of forest (dry, dense, edges), on forested ridges, in thickets, and sometimes near beaches
Habit: Evergreen Shrub

Foliage

Leaf Shape :

Lanceolate shape

Leaf Arrangement :

Spiral leaf arrangement

Flowering

Is Flowering :

Yes

Fruiting

Bears Fruits :

Yes

Maintenance

Soil Types :

Sandy Soil;   Clay Soil;   Chalk Soil;   Loam Soil

Water :

Medium/Moderate

Sunlight :

Full;   Semi Shade

Humidity :

Average

Edibility

Legal Status
Updated 4 years ago PDF Facebook Twitter Copy URL

If you find any errors, please email us at info@biophilia.lk