Cordyline fruticosa 'Rubra' commonly called the red cabbage palm is a broad leaved cordyline with maroon coloured glossy foliage that has streaks of bright pink on new foliage. This striking cordyline makes an amazing feature plant for indoors or your garden landscape, in a pot or in the ground. The Rubra brings both colour and a tropical look to the garden and complements plants with different leaf styles and colours very well. This plant can be pruned to induce branching, which will make the plant look dense and full, and even more gorgeous! But don't throw off the pruned part, just stick a few inches of the stem upright in some soil, and it will grow into another plant!
This is a very hardy plant that you will find quite easy to take care of.
Light requirement: Part sun/part shade and Bright indirect sunlight
Water requirement: Medium
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Soil: Suitable for most types of well draining soils rich in compost. For bright colouration, feed with high potash fertilizer during spring and autumn
Skill level: Beginner
Growth rate: Slow
Suitable for containers: Yes
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Drought tolerance: Medium
Frost tolerance: Low
Wind tolerance: Medium
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Suitable for shaping: No
Colour: Maroon and bright pink
Variegation: No
Size: Large
Seasonality: Evergreen
Flowering: Yes; but primarily grown for it's foliage
Flower colour: Cream
Flower fragrant: No
Flowering season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant