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. |
