Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Cordyline [1492]

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genus_en: Cabbage palm, Cabbage tree

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Family: Asparagaceae

family_ja: キジカクシ

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description_en: Genus of 15 species of evergreen shrubs or tree-like, woody-stemmed perennials, the larger ones resembling palms, found on open hillsides and in scrub and open forest in S.E. Asia and the Pacific, including Australasia. The tufted or rosetted, leathery leaves are simple, entire, and lance-shaped to linear. Sweetly scented, shallowly cup-shaped, 6-tepalled flowers, 6-10mm (1/4-1/2in) across, are produced in sometimes large, conspicuous, terminal panicles, followed by spherical, white, red, blue, or purple berries, 3-8mm (1/8-3/8in) across. In frost-prone areas, grow as houseplants or in a cool, temperate, or warm greenhouse or conservatory. In warmer areas, grow as specimen plants, in a mixed or shrub border, or in a courtyard garden.

hardiness_en: Half hardy to frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 16°C (61°F) in spring. Remove well-rooted suckers in spring.

pests_en: Scale insects and red spider mites may prove troublesome under glass.

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comment_ja: センネンボク

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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