This is my indicator plant. If I am traveling somewhere new and see this plant in the ground large and I damaged by winter, it tells me there are probably lots of exotics in backyards and private/ public gardens- I keep an eagle eye out to spot my favorites as I wander around
This was very help full as I have recently brought two cordylines known as cabbage plants so this has helped me understand what I need to do with yellow leaves 👍🏻
Thanks for the video! I’m new to these plants and was wondering how to care for them. After watching your video I cut back all the bottom dried and damage leaves and all of them are looking healthy and happy today!
Hi Myrtus communis! We love your account name (Common Myrtle), btw. 😃 Thank you for saying that and we hope our video was helpful. Thank you for watching and commenting! 👍😊
Wow, those Cordyline look awesome, and they pull through in the winter just fine? I’m in zone 7b... I have some planters that could use a cordyline as an accent. Great video! Happy growing!
Hi Gabita! 👋 Oh, that's soooo great! Woohoo!😲😃 And those pink leaves are so different and unique. We hope you really like them at your front door. Thank you for watching and being here! 😉👍
I've recently purchased 2 Red Star Cordyline. I misread the label and I thought it'll be a smaller plant. I've seen pictures on Google of them being like 10+ ft high to like maybe 4ft high. Is it possible to keep it short like the ones you have at the 8:07 mark? It's a really nice plant that I'll like to keep. Any info would be much appreciated, Thanks!
Personally, I would resist cutting the leaves off until they go brown, the reason for this is something I found out, and that is that it can distort the trunk, and even kill some stems, due to rot. If you like Cordylines, you'd love it here, we have loads of them, and big trees, here in the British Isles. I would say, these days we tend to favour red Cordylines here, I guess because they're a little smaller than the green ones but hopefully that'll keep growing for you
I have reported my cordylines they are Hugh,and beautiful. I have noticed the trunk is not thickening, I have been pulling the dead leaves off rather than cutting. Does this make a difference. Is there a specific way it should be done?
Hi Lisa!! 👋🏼👋🏼 Super fun that you have repotted your cordylines! To answer your question, we prefer to cut away the dead leaves so we don't inadvertently tear away any stem tissue where the leaf was attached when removing it. It definitely looks different for while, but the remnants of the leaves will actually drop away over time after they have been cut. For the trunk not thickening, this could be from transplant shock. If you transplanted your cordylines only a few weeks to even 3 months ago, give them some time to re-establish in their new pots and keep them on a regular watering schedule, along with a mild fertilizer (5-5-5, for example), if you can. Also, depending on if you did any root pruning or how hard you pruned their roots during transplanting, could be a cause why their stems aren't thickening. If you did root prune, they are most likely allocating their resources to redeveloping their roots to be able to furnish the top portion of the plant with enough water and nutrients. Once they reach a good balance of those roots to support the top, then they will start pushing their resources to the top growth for stem girth and more leaf growth, along with growing taller. Hope this helps and let us know how they are doing! 👍👍😀😊
Helpful video thanks. My cordyline red stars s have gone brown and dry over the winter and some leaves are broken due to wind. Should I remove the worst of the dead / dying looking and the wind damaged leaves? Thanks.
Hi Cloppa2000! 👋 Thank you for watching and asking your question. 😊 Sorry to hear about your cordylines condition, but if you still have some green/alive leaves then it can recover. Yes, definitely remove the dead and damaged leaves so your cordyline can focus on just growing and being beautiful. It's ok to cut the damaged leaves to live/healthy tissue, even if it's in the middle of the leaf. You want to maximize it's ability to photosynthesize and get growing again. Hope that helped and good luck! You got this! 😉👍💪
@@SpokenGarden Just wanted to update.. My plants were previously in outdoor pots and despite checking moisture regularly were going completely brown and dry on even new leaves and they were not going to last . I planted them in the ground about 5 months ago and they are totally different now! They've grown huge with beautiful long red leaves with absolutely no dryness or browning of the ends now. They are now the stars of my modest garden.. Thanks for helping before.
I am in Zone 8b along the ocean in Myrtle Beach. I have one of these from H.D. and want to keep it over the winter. Will it survive? We do have freezes once or twice each Winter.
Bought 2x cordylines last year and growing them in a pot outside. This may I took them out, took 1/3 of soil out, put new one in (with some feed) and almost killed it. Not sure if it was too much water or feed, but the top centre part (where new leaves come out) became brown soft mash. Didn't do anything and they popped out again- plenty fresh leaves came out and growing fast. Now what do I do with bottom leaves? Some of them are completely dead dry brown and some yellow with dried tips ready to die. Do you cut all brown and yellow, so plant gives all energy to fresh leaves or leave yellows until they dry out?
Great question @ahracromie5286 ! It really depends on which cordyline you buy or have. Some grow taller and larger than others so keep this in mind. From our experience, our cordylines keep growing and growing and growing. We started out have them in 14 to 16 inch pots, because there were only about 18 inches tall. Every couple of years we upgrade their pot size by 4 to 8 inches and have to root prune then as we transplant them because they can get VERY root-bound. Look at the root size your plant currently has and then double or more it's diameter for the size of container. That's an easy way to do it. There can be much more that goes into this, but hope that helps and gets you started. Thanks for your question and for watching! 👍😃😁
So glad you posted this video and I found it. I've travelled throughout the UK (Scotland and England) and you see these beautiful plants everywhere there. They are huge there! But you don't see them much here the in the US. I don't know why. I love them. I've now got two of them, with the goal of getting them to grow into small trees. I'm in zone 8a, so I've got them in pots to move out of the cold, if necessary. So glad I found this video to show how to care for them. :)
Great advice on this video! do you know why they sometimes have brown spots on their leaves?? My cordyline has brown leaves on bottom and the green ones are full with spots 😔 .
Hi Sandy-Soi! 👋👋 Sorry to hear your cordylines are having some spots. They are susceptible to a couple of fungal diseases and without looking at it, it's hard to diagnose specifically. Best thing to do is to apply best growing practices of cleaning up any old leaf debris, water so not under or overwatered, refresh potting soil or garden soil so pH is around 6-7 (slightly acidic to neutral), and try to identify the fungas. If you would like more help, please emails us at seanandallison@spokengarden.com and we can talk some more. Hope this helps. 😊😊
Hi Lukman! 👋 Thank you for watching and for saying that! These pots are 20-inches in diameter. For frost protection, you can use mulch to insulate it's roots, like we did in our backyard and, if you have your cordyline's planted in pots, you can put mulch up around the sides of each pot to "heel them in" or wrap a tarp around the pots or even shipping packaging in a pinch. Above ground you can use a tarp or even a blanket to protect leaf tissue from frost and freezing temps. You might still get some freezing damage with all this protection, depending on how long it stays cold, air moisture level, and any extreme winds. Snow is actually a great insulator, so if you get snow covering your pants, leave it and don't uncover them. Hope that helps! 👍😃
Durham North Carolina was wondering about the Cordyline spike plant, could how would I root it I have it in the ground and I have three together and they're now trees mostly there's three in two containers and then there's one and another container in the ground Just wanting to know how I can split them safely and root them and put some in another area without putting them in a pot or putting them in the pot will be better which one would be
Hi guys I loved your video. You get straight to the point no waffle which i think is cool 😎. Would you be able to advise what to do with a pink cordyline Australias that’s growing in a pot, it has sprouted and grown a baby, it’s an offshoot and growing nicely into it’s own plant so there are two cordylines now in the one pot. My question is, do I leave the baby/ offshoot or can I remove it and replant it into its own pot? Will removing it damage it’s roots? Thanks so much. Minnie
Hi your Cordyline's looks fab.I live in UK and mine has got brown leaves at the top.Any advice you can give would be great.It's the same cordyline you have and I left it out in winter in a pot.
is it normal to be able to see small white roots around a cordyline plant potted plant. Its a kiwi in a pot thats doing really well under my grow light's. All around a decent size pot i can see whispy roots. Is that normal. Apart from that its thriving with lots of off shoots that im going to leave until it warms up. Id really like to send you a picture
Hi Barry!! 👋🏼👋🏼 Thank you for watching our video and asking your question. You are perfectly fine pulling the lower leaves off if you want. We don't do pull our leaves off because we don't want to accidently strip part of the bark off with the leaf. Our cut older leaves usually fall off eventually anyway. To each their own and what you are comfortable with. We hope our videos are helpful. Have a great day and weekend! 😊😀
Hi Mary! 👋 Oh, how awesome! We love our Cordylines. 😊👍💚💚💚 That's great that your's has grown so big! For these plants, they grow with a central leader or stem/trunk from the base. Think of them like they are a Maple, Birch, Fir, or Cedar tree. These trees, like your Cordyine, can be pruned back heavily to then be retrained, but not divided like a Shasta Daisy or Campanula, which grow from a matted-crown having multiple buds and stems growing from them and spread horizontally. If you want to retrain and lower your Cordyline's height, there is a way to do this, but it's very extreme. I used this extreme pruning on an indoor Corn Dracena to retrain it and it worked well. Email us at seanandallison@spokengarden.com and we can get into the details if you want to know more. Hope that helps and thank you for watching! 😉👍
That's an interesting point and there could have been some breeding in Hawaii for specific food crops. There are other species from and bred in Australia, so lots to learn about and it can be really fun. Thanks for watching and for commenting! 😊😃
Great Video , I Grow these In The UK ,I Always Pull The Leaves Off And Don't Cut Them . If You Get The Lowest One First The Rest Spiral Round In Order. They Come Off Easily This Way Which Also Lets The Bark Replace The Leaves And Makes The Tree Grow Faster !
I'm in zone 10 and I just bought some cordyline australis salsas from Home Depot. I repotted them with Miracle-Gro Cactus, Palm & Citrus Potting Mix in a wider planter. The original planters were 11W x 12D round and the new ones are 15W x 11D square (21" diagonal). When I repotted them, I removed all their original soil because some leucadendrons I got from HD had root rot and I wanted to check their roots. The roots looked good but maybe that was a bad idea? They're not dead but their somewhat limp and one is really limp. I checked the moisture after repotting and it was in the moist range without adding water. So I didn't add water right away. But since one of them seemed to be getting limper (more limp?) and I read that that could be a sign on not enough water, I watered him. Just enough to get the top soil wet. Still no luck. So I guess I'm wondering what the heck I did to these guys or if I'm worrying for nothing. I made a video of what they look like: ruclips.net/video/Lh9mTFgQAgY/видео.html
Crap. I didn't realize that the video had comments turned off. Apparently, if you have it set to "Made for kids" it turns off comments. I just thought that meant "All ages". Anywho, I set it to "Not made for kids" so the comments are on now: ruclips.net/video/Lh9mTFgQAgY/видео.html But I think they're past the event horizon now. :(
Hi there! If your cordylines are tall enough to have a trunk, like a tree, then you do have the option of cutting the top of the plant off to force it to then regrow from a bud (growing point) along that trunk from any of the leaves. ONLY do this in the late spring or summer (northern hemisphere), as forcing new growth right before freezing temperatures will only set up that new, tender growth to be killed and possibly the plant, too. Cutting the top off of cordylines generally works well, but only if they are healthy overall and you keep them regularly watered and growing in full sun with well draining soil (and making sure to revitalize their soil every year or so). Hope that helps and answers your question. Oh, and if you end up doing this, you can also plant the cut top into water or soil by stripping the lower leaves away to burry 4-6 inches and you can have a whole new plant. 😉😊
Omg.i put mine in the shed over winter. Hoping I could save it but it pretty much looks dead and I doubt it should look like that. ??? Anyways. Great video. Thanks guys
Hey Dana! 👋 Sorry we haven't gotten back you yet on this. Sorry your Cordyline isn't looking so great, but we are glad you tried. 👍 Thank you, as always, for being here and your kind words. Hope to see you at this next weeks live on Saturday! 😉
Hi Jane! 👋 Sorry to hear your cordyline is having a rough go of it. Our first thought is possibly some over or under watering, but your stringy-ness description makes us think it could be something else. This could be from transplant shock (if you recently transplanted it in the last 6-12 months). It could be also just older leaves closer to the base of the plant that this can happen to, if the leaves in question are older and at the lower part of the plant. Easiest way is to check the soil around the roots and see if it is really wet (with a trowel or just poke your finger in the soil to check). If really wet, don't water it until the soil becomes drier. If the soil is really, really wet, look for any drain-holes in your pot that aren't draining. There are some other things to try, so if you would like to discuss further, please email us at seanandallison@spokengarden.com. Hope this helps and thank you for watching! 😉
Hi guys. Loved the video! Wanted to ask, I'm just north of London and our winters tend to get pretty cold. Would you recommend moving autumn bought cordylines indoors or can I cover them in something to protect them in the winter?
I’ve had them in the past (Scotland) n the snow killed them off. So this year I bought 3 new ones. I’m going to put fleece on each and move them to the side of the house. Might even consider bringing indoors but I’d need to find somewhere as they’re quite big. So protect them. I’m not buying new every year. Even if I got them £30 each at Morrisons.
Hi Brenda! 👋 Thank you for watching and for commenting. We love our cordyline and hope you do, too. For watering, it depends on the soil you have it planted in (higher in organic matter will help with soil moisture retention), how warm it's getting during the day (warmer weather usually means your plant will use more water), if it's located in more sun than shade, and even the type of pot you have it planted in. Best thing to do is to check the soil moisture to see if it is feels wet or is on the dry side. If on the dry side, definitely give it a drink. If you are forecasted to have warmer weather, make sure to check the soil moisture almost every day or every other day. If you have a more consistent climate where you know your days will be almost the same temperature and sunny for two or more weeks, you can then get into a watering rhythm and know how many days between waterings it will be. If you aren't sure, definitely check the soil with your fingers. Hope that helps! 👍😉
We grow tons of these in the U.K, our climate is very mild so it's mostly warm throughout the year for these guys!
This is my indicator plant. If I am traveling somewhere new and see this plant in the ground large and I damaged by winter, it tells me there are probably lots of exotics in backyards and private/ public gardens- I keep an eagle eye out to spot my favorites as I wander around
That's great! Very clever. Your "indicator plant". 👍🏼👍🏼
This was very help full as I have recently brought two cordylines known as cabbage plants so this has helped me understand what I need to do with yellow leaves 👍🏻
I forgot to say that I enjoyed your video and thank you so much for being so informative again Durham North Carolina
Hey Mary! 👋 Thank you for saying that and for watching our video! We do our best to pack in as much as possible. 😲😉
Thanks for the video! I’m new to these plants and was wondering how to care for them. After watching your video I cut back all the bottom dried and damage leaves and all of them are looking healthy and happy today!
Wow! Beautiful!! I need that in my yard as a boarder in large pot🙋🏾♀️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Andrea! 👋 Yes! You need cordyline...they are fantastic plants (in the right conditions, of course). Thank you for watching!! 😃
I love too and propagate from my backyard. Love the red ones. I would like to keep them bright red.
Wwoww that looks like a huge pineapple plant🦋
Hi Nebula! Isn't it an awesome looking plant? We love it! Thank you for watching and commenting! 😃🌿
Beautiful plant! 👍😀
Hi Myrtus communis! We love your account name (Common Myrtle), btw. 😃 Thank you for saying that and we hope our video was helpful. Thank you for watching and commenting! 👍😊
I love this plant
Hi Pope BackyardFarm! 👋 We love our too and it's such a fun plant to have in any garden. 👍😃 Thanks for watching and commenting! 😉
Wow, those Cordyline look awesome, and they pull through in the winter just fine? I’m in zone 7b... I have some planters that could use a cordyline as an accent. Great video! Happy growing!
Great thank you!
Hi i bought today two cordyline Australia for my front door i love them so much they have pink leaves🍂
Hi Gabita! 👋 Oh, that's soooo great! Woohoo!😲😃 And those pink leaves are so different and unique. We hope you really like them at your front door. Thank you for watching and being here! 😉👍
Great video y’all, Thank you!
I've recently purchased 2 Red Star Cordyline. I misread the label and I thought it'll be a smaller plant. I've seen pictures on Google of them being like 10+ ft high to like maybe 4ft high. Is it possible to keep it short like the ones you have at the 8:07 mark? It's a really nice plant that I'll like to keep. Any info would be much appreciated, Thanks!
Personally, I would resist cutting the leaves off until they go brown, the reason for this is something I found out, and that is that it can distort the trunk, and even kill some stems, due to rot. If you like Cordylines, you'd love it here, we have loads of them, and big trees, here in the British Isles. I would say, these days we tend to favour red Cordylines here, I guess because they're a little smaller than the green ones but hopefully that'll keep growing for you
I have reported my cordylines they are Hugh,and beautiful. I have noticed the trunk is not thickening, I have been pulling the dead leaves off rather than cutting. Does this make a difference. Is there a specific way it should be done?
Hi Lisa!! 👋🏼👋🏼 Super fun that you have repotted your cordylines! To answer your question, we prefer to cut away the dead leaves so we don't inadvertently tear away any stem tissue where the leaf was attached when removing it. It definitely looks different for while, but the remnants of the leaves will actually drop away over time after they have been cut.
For the trunk not thickening, this could be from transplant shock. If you transplanted your cordylines only a few weeks to even 3 months ago, give them some time to re-establish in their new pots and keep them on a regular watering schedule, along with a mild fertilizer (5-5-5, for example), if you can. Also, depending on if you did any root pruning or how hard you pruned their roots during transplanting, could be a cause why their stems aren't thickening. If you did root prune, they are most likely allocating their resources to redeveloping their roots to be able to furnish the top portion of the plant with enough water and nutrients. Once they reach a good balance of those roots to support the top, then they will start pushing their resources to the top growth for stem girth and more leaf growth, along with growing taller. Hope this helps and let us know how they are doing! 👍👍😀😊
Helpful video thanks.
My cordyline red stars s have gone brown and dry over the winter and some leaves are broken due to wind.
Should I remove the worst of the dead / dying looking and the wind damaged leaves?
Thanks.
Hi Cloppa2000! 👋 Thank you for watching and asking your question. 😊 Sorry to hear about your cordylines condition, but if you still have some green/alive leaves then it can recover. Yes, definitely remove the dead and damaged leaves so your cordyline can focus on just growing and being beautiful. It's ok to cut the damaged leaves to live/healthy tissue, even if it's in the middle of the leaf. You want to maximize it's ability to photosynthesize and get growing again. Hope that helped and good luck! You got this! 😉👍💪
@@SpokenGarden Brilliant! Thank you very much.
@@SpokenGarden Just wanted to update.. My plants were previously in outdoor pots and despite checking moisture regularly were going completely brown and dry on even new leaves and they were not going to last .
I planted them in the ground about 5 months ago and they are totally different now!
They've grown huge with beautiful long red leaves with absolutely no dryness or browning of the ends now. They are now the stars of my modest garden..
Thanks for helping before.
I am in Zone 8b along the ocean in Myrtle Beach. I have one of these from H.D. and want to keep it over the winter. Will it survive? We do have freezes once or twice each Winter.
Bought 2x cordylines last year and growing them in a pot outside.
This may I took them out, took 1/3 of soil out, put new one in (with some feed) and almost killed it. Not sure if it was too much water or feed, but the top centre part (where new leaves come out) became brown soft mash. Didn't do anything and they popped out again- plenty fresh leaves came out and growing fast.
Now what do I do with bottom leaves? Some of them are completely dead dry brown and some yellow with dried tips ready to die. Do you cut all brown and yellow, so plant gives all energy to fresh leaves or leave yellows until they dry out?
Hello, may I ask what size of the container or pot should be for Cordyline. Thank you.
Great question @ahracromie5286 ! It really depends on which cordyline you buy or have. Some grow taller and larger than others so keep this in mind. From our experience, our cordylines keep growing and growing and growing. We started out have them in 14 to 16 inch pots, because there were only about 18 inches tall. Every couple of years we upgrade their pot size by 4 to 8 inches and have to root prune then as we transplant them because they can get VERY root-bound. Look at the root size your plant currently has and then double or more it's diameter for the size of container. That's an easy way to do it. There can be much more that goes into this, but hope that helps and gets you started. Thanks for your question and for watching! 👍😃😁
So glad you posted this video and I found it. I've travelled throughout the UK (Scotland and England) and you see these beautiful plants everywhere there. They are huge there! But you don't see them much here the in the US. I don't know why. I love them. I've now got two of them, with the goal of getting them to grow into small trees. I'm in zone 8a, so I've got them in pots to move out of the cold, if necessary. So glad I found this video to show how to care for them. :)
Great advice on this video! do you know why they sometimes have brown spots on their leaves?? My cordyline has brown leaves on bottom and the green ones are full with spots 😔 .
Hi Sandy-Soi! 👋👋 Sorry to hear your cordylines are having some spots. They are susceptible to a couple of fungal diseases and without looking at it, it's hard to diagnose specifically. Best thing to do is to apply best growing practices of cleaning up any old leaf debris, water so not under or overwatered, refresh potting soil or garden soil so pH is around 6-7 (slightly acidic to neutral), and try to identify the fungas. If you would like more help, please emails us at seanandallison@spokengarden.com and we can talk some more. Hope this helps. 😊😊
@@SpokenGarden I appreciate your time and help! Thank you very much 😊😊
What is the lowest temp cordyline can stand outside in a pot
Loved this and what a beautiful healthy plant, whats the size of that lovely pot? I am in the UK, so any tips to frost protect?
Hi Lukman! 👋 Thank you for watching and for saying that! These pots are 20-inches in diameter. For frost protection, you can use mulch to insulate it's roots, like we did in our backyard and, if you have your cordyline's planted in pots, you can put mulch up around the sides of each pot to "heel them in" or wrap a tarp around the pots or even shipping packaging in a pinch. Above ground you can use a tarp or even a blanket to protect leaf tissue from frost and freezing temps. You might still get some freezing damage with all this protection, depending on how long it stays cold, air moisture level, and any extreme winds. Snow is actually a great insulator, so if you get snow covering your pants, leave it and don't uncover them. Hope that helps! 👍😃
Hi there. Can you prune these leaves all year round please?
Durham North Carolina was wondering about the Cordyline spike plant, could how would I root it I have it in the ground and I have three together and they're now trees mostly there's three in two containers and then there's one and another container in the ground Just wanting to know how I can split them safely and root them and put some in another area without putting them in a pot or putting them in the pot will be better which one would be
I have one with a Lil red on it in my living room in front of the door that gets a lot of sunlight but it's not growing that big. Any tips🌱
How would I winter these in zone 7, Nashville Tennessee?
Hi guys I loved your video. You get straight to the point no waffle which i think is cool 😎. Would you be able to advise what to do with a pink cordyline Australias that’s growing in a pot, it has sprouted and grown a baby, it’s an offshoot and growing nicely into it’s own plant so there are two cordylines now in the one pot. My question is, do I leave the baby/ offshoot or can I remove it and replant it into its own pot? Will removing it damage it’s roots? Thanks so much. Minnie
Hi your Cordyline's looks fab.I live in UK and mine has got brown leaves at the top.Any advice you can give would be great.It's the same cordyline you have and I left it out in winter in a pot.
is it normal to be able to see small white roots around a cordyline plant potted plant. Its a kiwi in a pot thats doing really well under my grow light's. All around a decent size pot i can see whispy roots. Is that normal. Apart from that its thriving with lots of off shoots that im going to leave until it warms up. Id really like to send you a picture
I just pull the lower leaves off. Am I wrong to do that?
Hi Barry!! 👋🏼👋🏼 Thank you for watching our video and asking your question. You are perfectly fine pulling the lower leaves off if you want. We don't do pull our leaves off because we don't want to accidently strip part of the bark off with the leaf. Our cut older leaves usually fall off eventually anyway. To each their own and what you are comfortable with. We hope our videos are helpful. Have a great day and weekend! 😊😀
I have a large bright yellow cone of leaves at the top of my cordaline. What is it?
I have a very large Can Can Cordyline in a pot. Can it be divided and if so how? Thanks!
Hi Mary! 👋 Oh, how awesome! We love our Cordylines. 😊👍💚💚💚 That's great that your's has grown so big! For these plants, they grow with a central leader or stem/trunk from the base. Think of them like they are a Maple, Birch, Fir, or Cedar tree. These trees, like your Cordyine, can be pruned back heavily to then be retrained, but not divided like a Shasta Daisy or Campanula, which grow from a matted-crown having multiple buds and stems growing from them and spread horizontally. If you want to retrain and lower your Cordyline's height, there is a way to do this, but it's very extreme. I used this extreme pruning on an indoor Corn Dracena to retrain it and it worked well. Email us at seanandallison@spokengarden.com and we can get into the details if you want to know more. Hope that helps and thank you for watching! 😉👍
I read Hawaiians developed them to have sugary roots. Pretty curious if they're really used for food.
That's an interesting point and there could have been some breeding in Hawaii for specific food crops. There are other species from and bred in Australia, so lots to learn about and it can be really fun. Thanks for watching and for commenting! 😊😃
Great Video , I Grow these In The UK ,I Always Pull The Leaves Off And Don't Cut Them . If You Get The Lowest One First The Rest Spiral Round In Order. They Come Off Easily This Way Which Also Lets The Bark Replace The Leaves And Makes The Tree Grow Faster !
Ron, any tips how to frost protect planter ones, a brit here too.
Due to the uk’s recent snow spell iv lost my lovely cordyline which iv had for about 5 years. Quite gutted
Hi guys I just joined the cordyline club any suggestions on winter care for them in the ground zone 8a?
My cordyline are getting so tall, can I just cut them down from the top? please help. Thank you
Hi I have just planted a large cordyline into a boarder how often will it need to be watered?
Are they nature-friendly plants? I mean, are they good for insects etc? Do they play an active role in your ecosystem where you are?
Are they deer resistant?
I’m about to tackle my cordies any advice? I’ve changed my profile pic to show you
I'm in zone 10 and I just bought some cordyline australis salsas from Home Depot. I repotted them with Miracle-Gro Cactus, Palm & Citrus Potting Mix in a wider planter. The original planters were 11W x 12D round and the new ones are 15W x 11D square (21" diagonal).
When I repotted them, I removed all their original soil because some leucadendrons I got from HD had root rot and I wanted to check their roots. The roots looked good but maybe that was a bad idea?
They're not dead but their somewhat limp and one is really limp. I checked the moisture after repotting and it was in the moist range without adding water. So I didn't add water right away. But since one of them seemed to be getting limper (more limp?) and I read that that could be a sign on not enough water, I watered him. Just enough to get the top soil wet. Still no luck.
So I guess I'm wondering what the heck I did to these guys or if I'm worrying for nothing. I made a video of what they look like: ruclips.net/video/Lh9mTFgQAgY/видео.html
Crap. I didn't realize that the video had comments turned off. Apparently, if you have it set to "Made for kids" it turns off comments. I just thought that meant "All ages". Anywho, I set it to "Not made for kids" so the comments are on now: ruclips.net/video/Lh9mTFgQAgY/видео.html
But I think they're past the event horizon now. :(
My cordyline are getting so tall, can I just cut them down from the top? please help. Thank you 👍
Hi there! If your cordylines are tall enough to have a trunk, like a tree, then you do have the option of cutting the top of the plant off to force it to then regrow from a bud (growing point) along that trunk from any of the leaves. ONLY do this in the late spring or summer (northern hemisphere), as forcing new growth right before freezing temperatures will only set up that new, tender growth to be killed and possibly the plant, too. Cutting the top off of cordylines generally works well, but only if they are healthy overall and you keep them regularly watered and growing in full sun with well draining soil (and making sure to revitalize their soil every year or so). Hope that helps and answers your question. Oh, and if you end up doing this, you can also plant the cut top into water or soil by stripping the lower leaves away to burry 4-6 inches and you can have a whole new plant. 😉😊
Omg.i put mine in the shed over winter. Hoping I could save it but it pretty much looks dead and I doubt it should look like that. ??? Anyways. Great video. Thanks guys
Oh and i live in zone 5b
Hey Dana! 👋 Sorry we haven't gotten back you yet on this. Sorry your Cordyline isn't looking so great, but we are glad you tried. 👍 Thank you, as always, for being here and your kind words. Hope to see you at this next weeks live on Saturday! 😉
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I have a young cordyline red star in a pot and the leaves are going brown and stringy at the ends. Is it dying already or will it be ok?
Hi Jane! 👋 Sorry to hear your cordyline is having a rough go of it. Our first thought is possibly some over or under watering, but your stringy-ness description makes us think it could be something else. This could be from transplant shock (if you recently transplanted it in the last 6-12 months). It could be also just older leaves closer to the base of the plant that this can happen to, if the leaves in question are older and at the lower part of the plant. Easiest way is to check the soil around the roots and see if it is really wet (with a trowel or just poke your finger in the soil to check). If really wet, don't water it until the soil becomes drier. If the soil is really, really wet, look for any drain-holes in your pot that aren't draining. There are some other things to try, so if you would like to discuss further, please email us at seanandallison@spokengarden.com. Hope this helps and thank you for watching! 😉
Hi guys. Loved the video! Wanted to ask, I'm just north of London and our winters tend to get pretty cold. Would you recommend moving autumn bought cordylines indoors or can I cover them in something to protect them in the winter?
I’ve had them in the past (Scotland) n the snow killed them off. So this year I bought 3 new ones. I’m going to put fleece on each and move them to the side of the house.
Might even consider bringing indoors but I’d need to find somewhere as they’re quite big.
So protect them. I’m not buying new every year. Even if I got them £30 each at Morrisons.
Their small ones , I have five all over 15 ft high and trunks like trees but you need to plant them in the ground to get that big ! !
If my Red star cordyline is potted, how often do I water a week and about how much water does it need? Any help appreciated 🙏Thank you!
Hi Brenda! 👋 Thank you for watching and for commenting. We love our cordyline and hope you do, too. For watering, it depends on the soil you have it planted in (higher in organic matter will help with soil moisture retention), how warm it's getting during the day (warmer weather usually means your plant will use more water), if it's located in more sun than shade, and even the type of pot you have it planted in. Best thing to do is to check the soil moisture to see if it is feels wet or is on the dry side. If on the dry side, definitely give it a drink. If you are forecasted to have warmer weather, make sure to check the soil moisture almost every day or every other day. If you have a more consistent climate where you know your days will be almost the same temperature and sunny for two or more weeks, you can then get into a watering rhythm and know how many days between waterings it will be. If you aren't sure, definitely check the soil with your fingers. Hope that helps! 👍😉