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Products > Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour' PP19,102
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Category: Tree |
Family: Dracaenaceae (~Agaveaceae) |
Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) |
Evergreen: Yes |
Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
Variegated Foliage: Yes |
Flower Color: White |
Bloomtime: Summer |
Fragrant Flowers: Yes |
Synonyms: [Dracaena australis, C. 'Southern Splendor'] |
Height: 12-16 feet |
Width: 8-10 feet |
Exposure: Sun or Shade |
Seaside: Yes |
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
Winter Hardiness: 10-15° F |
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Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour' PP19,102 (Southern Splendor Grass Palm) - This is a palm-like, sub-tropical tree that grows with an upright habit and with age will branch to produce several heads. This cultivar is a very showy sport of Cordyline australis 'Red Star' with clusters of arching, sword-like leaves that are dark gray-green with bright pink margins. Like its parent this Cordyline should grow to be a branched 10 to 20 foot tall by 5 to 10 foot wide evergreen tree and produce large panicles of small, sweet-scented white flowers in late spring to summer. Best in full coastal sun to light shade - some shade protection necessary in hotter inland gardens. It is drought tolerant in coastal gardens but responds well to occasional to regular irrigation. Useful in dry gardens but also offers a tropical look. A great container or garden plant that can tolerate coastal conditions if protected from direct sea winds (Zone 2). It is hardy to around 15° F, growing well in USDA zones 9-10 (and possibly warmer Zone 8 locations). We received this plant in 2007 from Foremostco of Miami, Florida with the British English spelling of 'Southern Splendour' but also note that some US nurseries have altered the cultivar name to use the Americanized spelling of 'Southern Splendor'. It is a naturally-occurring mutation that was discovered by Arthur Rendle in a group of Cordyline australis 'Red Star' in Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand in 1996. It received U.S. Plant Patent 19,102 on August 12, 2008.
The information provided on this page is based on the research we have conducted about this plant in our nursery library, from what we have found about it on reliable online sources, as well as from observations of our nursery crops of this plant as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens. We also will incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour' PP19,102. |
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