About
Cordyline 'Red Star' is a compact, evergreen perennial that can take on the form of a palm, shrub, or small tree. Its leaves feature a bold dark bronze-red hue accented with cream stripes. In summer, the plant produces fragrant white flowers, which give way to berries in the fall. This variety is well-suited for container gardening, patio pots, or as part of a tropical-themed border.
About the genus
Cordyline consists of evergreen shrubs or tree-like perennials that resemble palms. These plants feature clusters or tufts of long, narrow, leathery leaves and produce fragrant, cup-shaped flowers in terminal panicles, which are succeeded by small, round berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Palms, Trees, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade. See cordyline cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required. Old, dead leaves can be pulled away from the base
- Propagation
- Propagate by removing well-rooted suckers in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and scale insects
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to cordyline slime flux and honey fungus (rarely)