NEW ZEALAND TIE PALM Cordyline australis

Often used as a 'spike' in annual in planters, the New Zealand Tie Palm (also known as Cabbage Palm) is a hardy, and long-lived palm, with a long trunk carrying a rosette of strap-shaped long leaves! Trees are fairly quick growing. Mature trees produce enormous panicles of deeply-scented white flowers, followed by white berries that persist through the winter. Trees are hardy from zones 8 to 11.

Type: Tree

Height: 3 meters

Hardiness zones: 8-11

Location: Sun

Seeds per pack: 20

Germination: These seeds should be sown in a sandy compost at any time of the year, and cover very thinly with sand to help keep them moist. Keep at room temperature. Germination usually occurs within 4-8 weeks.