Spring Fling Ideas Book

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Fancy Foliage A great selection of Cordyline, best used as an architectural plant in a container or planted out in a raised bed or border. Often with interesting striped leaves of contrasting colours. They have become popular in recent years thanks to their exotic palm-like appearance, especially in coastal gardens. Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ (P)

Cordyline australis

Cordyline australis ‘Kiwi’

Cordyline australis ‘Red Heart’

A strikingly coloured Cordyline with long, slender leaves which are a combination of greyish purple in the centre and pink at the edges, giving it rich magenta tones.

Cordyline australis ‘Red Sensation’

Relatively narrow mid-green spiky leaves.

A vibrantly colourful variation with dark grey-green sword shaped leaves with a pink midrib.

This ‘Sundance’ improvement has green sword-like strap leaves that have a solid stripe of pink down the midrib and along the leaf ’s base.

A wonderful dark burgundy variety. Nice strong, upright habit.

Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’

Cordyline australis ‘Torbay Dazzler’

Cordyline ‘Renegade’ (P)

Cordyline ‘Sunrise’ (VR)

An evergreen exotic structural shrub with striking bronze-red foliage.

An evergreen, palm-like tree with green, cream striped, sword-like leaves.

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A clump forming Cordyline that has arching, dark purple to nearly black foliage with a glossy lacquered finish. Dramatic foliage with small fragrant, light lavender flowers.

A distinctive Cordyline with strong and stable variegation. The long, arching leaves have a deep red/pink central stripe and thick, bright pink margins.


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