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Palm lily

Cordyline cannifolia, Fam. Laxmanniaceae


A tall herbaceous plant, palm or palm like, with slender stems, 1-3m high, arising from underground rhizomes, forming compact clumps. Cordyline from the Greek ‘kordyle’ club, referring to the club-like roots of some species.

Weed Category:
Weed: No
Form or habit: Palm or palm-like plant
Family: Laxmanniaceae
Leaf:
Lance shaped, tapering to the base, dark green, drooping, 30-45 x 5-6cm.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

White

Flower description: White, about 0.6cm long, borne in panicles 20-35cm long. November to January.
Fruit conspicuous: Conspicuous
Fruit colour:

Red

Fruit:
Fruit description: Red, globular berries, about 0.6cm in diameter.
Habitat: Rainforest.
Distribution Queensland, Northern Territory.
Food source for:
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Australia.
Notes: Suited to shady, moist conditions and will grow well indoors or in a shade house. Propagate from seed, division of the rhizome or stem cuttings.
Information sources: Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics.

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