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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!
Sorry no pics.
PS this is 25 miles south in TwinFalls. And a mild winter last season.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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-Aaron-
There are so many varieties of Cordylines now. Some are gaurish that they need to be viewed through dark glasses 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 I've barely kept mine alive for two years and it didn't like a -11C last February.
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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-Aaron-
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.
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 
I've barely kept mine alive for two years and it didn't like a -11C last February. 
