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Dug out the Cordylines "Red Star"

Post by lucky1 » Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:57 am

Grew nicely this year, but got a bit pale in summer's intense heat.

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They'll spend their second winter in the cold building.

Looking forward to flowers one of these years. :D

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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:35 am

Great post, Barb. I've also got a red Cordyline which I'll be overwintering indoors.
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Post by hardyjim » Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:46 pm

Great color-nice plants.

I have one I planted 4 years ago...last winter
a few of them lived,it puts out new shoots every year :D
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Post by DesertZone » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:16 pm

I just got back from a restaurant that had a few cordyline indivisa growing on the southside next to the building. I was so happy to see that these were the same ones that lived through last winter (doing great last feb.), the only difference was now they have small trunks! I was amazed! :shock:
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PS this is 25 miles south in TwinFalls. And a mild winter last season.
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Post by bgodwin1987 » Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:00 pm

Nice plants barb they have gotten big I have 2 Cordyline "Red Star" I am going to try to over winter inside. I planted one in the ground last year but it did not come back. They aren't as hardy as the green ones apparently. I planted a green cordyline indivisa in the ground the year before last and it keeps coming back.
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:38 pm

Thanks folks.

The green cordylines do look tougher, with a firmer leaf so maybe they are hardier after all.

Red Star cordies were easy for me to overwinter.
Last year put them in the cold building (45 - 50F), medium light (10 feet away from south window), watered only twice in 5 months.
The bonus is that they're starting to trunk.

Anyone remember Tim's cordyline in flower? (Or was it Mike's? sorry, can't remember)
Stunning tall flower like a yucca.

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Post by InsanePalmNinja » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:34 am

This may sound Insane but Oute my Name I use. I have overwinterd one outside and am hopeing it will live if not I have a back up.
Nobody panics when people plant normal trees because its part of the plan... if someone plants a Palm EVERYONE LOSES THERE MINDS!

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Post by DesertZone » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:43 am

lucky1 wrote:Thanks folks.

The green cordylines do look tougher, with a firmer leaf so maybe they are hardier after all.

Barb

The red ones are somewhat hardy, I seen one in Twin-Falls Idaho that lived through a winter with no protection. But I doubt it lived through this winter. :D
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:49 am

lived through a winter with no protection. But I doubt it lived through this winter.
Guessing they're a zone 7/8?

I have a couple of green ones, repotted separately in fall.
One was in the unheated garage over winter; looks like crap.
The other is in the barely-heated building; growing like mad. :?

The Red Stars in that building aren't growing, but they do look good.
Leaves remained erect, only watered them once this winter.

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Post by DesertZone » Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:23 pm

lucky1 wrote: Guessing they're a zone 7/8?

Barb
Zone 6/6b, but last winter was a mild one. I seen it in November, and it looked good. It was growing at a restaurant by a south facing wall with protruding overhangs. I was surprised they left it in the ground, I hope it is still there, but I doubt it. :|
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Post by andym » Sun Feb 17, 2013 4:55 pm

There are so many varieties of Cordylines now. Some are gaurish that they need to be viewed through dark glasses :wink: The reds are more tender than the standard green (Australis) Cordyline Indivisa is a pig of a plant to grow. Many enthusiasts in the UK have failed with this plant as it has demanding growing conditions..... not too hot, reasonably moist soil never allowed to dry out. The old joke in the UK forums was that if you look at the plant it will die :lol: I've barely kept mine alive for two years and it didn't like a -11C last February.
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Post by sidpook » Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:57 pm

Love these plants, I have three of these too, and they are getting big. My green cordyline have bloomed the past two years and are amazing! Smell so great!! Good luck Barb!
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:01 pm

Thanks Mike.
I put them back outdoors today ... weather's fabulous! :D
Gonna stay out if it only gets to freezing, as f/cast.

Really looking forward to mine (both red and green) eventually setting flowers.

Curious which is hardier: red or green cordylines?

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Post by sidpook » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:24 pm

lucky1 wrote:Thanks Mike.
I put them back outdoors today ... weather's fabulous! :D
Gonna stay out if it only gets to freezing, as f/cast.

Really looking forward to mine (both red and green) eventually setting flowers.

Curious which is hardier: red or green cordylines?

Barb
I think the greenies are hardier.
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:00 pm

I think the greenies are hardier.
Couldn't remember whether you had said that last year.

But oh oh, I had a green one in the unheated garage -8C (17F) one night a few weeks ago.
It looks awful...collapsed flat.

So I'd better not risk the red ones :?
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:49 pm

"Grew nicely this year, but got a bit pale in summer's intense heat."

did your summer's intense heat ever hit 80F? Just kidding...........I'm sure your snow is gone by September. :wink:
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:13 pm

ever hit 80F?
I wish that were all, Tim.
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Replanted the Red Star Cordylines

Post by lucky1 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:10 pm

Seems they grew over the winter in the cold building :lol:

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Really easy to overwinter in pots.
Only watered them twice in 5 months.

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Post by sidpook » Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:02 pm

lookin good, Barb
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:27 pm

really nice color! 8)
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:42 am

Those look great!
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Post by sidpook » Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:48 am

BTW did you just replant them or did they overwinter?
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:41 am

Thanks folks.

I just replanted them, Michael.
Cut off some lower leaves too, so they don't lay on the ground.

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Post by sidpook » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:15 am

Theyre about as big as my potted ones. love them, so cool looking. My green ones bloom every year, They smell soooo good!
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:33 pm

Can't wait until mine bloom, Mike.
One of my two green ones died in the garage...obviously too cold without some heat.

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Post by sidpook » Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:15 pm

lucky1 wrote:Can't wait until mine bloom, Mike.
One of my two green ones died in the garage...obviously too cold without some heat.

Barb
Hope they bloom soon Barb. I remember reading about the greenie dying...Sad! I once lost a six feet tall one to rot ; to much watering!
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:35 pm

And here they are again planted out.

Cut off a lot of brownish/drying leaves on the bottom, look a bit spindly compared to last year.

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I'm thrilled some of this stuff is out of pots again.
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Post by sidpook » Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:34 pm

hurray!!!!!!!
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:56 pm

Wondering why, with each year, they seem to get more and more pale.
That gorgeous burgundy is all but gone.

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Post by sidpook » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:34 am

lucky1 wrote:Wondering why, with each year, they seem to get more and more pale.
That gorgeous burgundy is all but gone.

Barb
Is it sunburn??? I have two and one got really burnt from the cold this winter, The top fell off, lol
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:23 am

Is it sunburn??? I have two and one got really burnt from the cold this winter, The top fell off, lol
Actually Mike, I was wondering about the opposite.
They spent all winter in the cold building, could the lack of light fade them?

Hope yours will regrow a new top? or 2 or 3?

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Post by hardyjim » Tue May 27, 2014 6:24 am

It is the lack of light,they revert to more "green"( less purp) with less sun.

How are these doing...?

I have one that returned again this year...may actually be the 6th year it has come
back from side shoots...some of it actually made it through(protected)our mild winter of 2012.
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Post by lucky1 » Tue May 27, 2014 8:29 am

Jim,
Yeah, agree, probably from low light indoors all winter.

At long last, their new growth is now emerging burgundy again.
Maybe just a sign that I should take off ALL the lower leaves.

interesting that yours comes back from side shoots.
After 6 years it must have a substantial root mass.

Camera is acting up...no surprise after 5K photos :lol:

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