As with other Cordyline this plant flourishes in full coastal sun to light shade and prefers good drainage. Fairly drought tolerant but grows lusher with regular irrigation. It is hardy to around 15° F, growing well in USDA zones 9-10.

Cordyline australis is endemic to New Zealand where it grows from the far north of the North Island south. The name for the genus comes from the Greek word kordyle, meaning "club," a reference to the enlarged underground stems or rhizomes and the specific epithet means "southern" in reference to this species origin in the southern hemisphere.

The cultivar 'Albertii' is an older Cordyline australis hybrid that reportedly was first discovered in a nursery that was growing Cordyline australis from seed in Belgium in the late 1800s and eventually named it for the Belgian monarch King Albert I (1875-1934).

San Marcos Growers first received bare root plants of this plant from Duncan and Davies Nursery in New Plymouth, New Zealand in 1991 and offered it in our catalogs from 1992 until 1997 at which point we could no longer source the plant from New Zealand. It very similar as the plant currently available under the name 'Torbay Dazzler' but has narrower leaves. We have an amazing tall (30+ feet) plant of it in our nursery garden. 

The information displayed on this page about Cordyline australis 'Albertii' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.