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Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis)
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Cordyline australis

Cabbage Tree

Cordyline · Asparagaceae

Cordyline australis, commonly known as the cabbage tree, or by its Māori name of tī or tī kōuka, is a widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall with a stout trunk and sword-like leaves, which are clustered at the tips of the branches and can be up to 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) long.

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Classification

Genus
Cordyline
Family
Asparagaceae
Common name
Cabbage Tree
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Cordyline australis belongs to the Cordyline genus within the Asparagaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Very low
Light
Full sun
Soil
Free-draining
Growth rate
Slow
Mature size
Rosette / clumping
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Black Knight'

'Kasper Green'

'Red Sensation'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Cabbage Tree.

Century Plant (Agave americana)
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Agave americana

Century Plant

Agave attenuata (Agave attenuata)
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Agave attenuata

Agave attenuata

Agave geminiflora
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Agave geminiflora

Agave geminiflora

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Further reading

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    Cordyline australis taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service