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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Dracaenaceae (~Agaveaceae) |
| Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Height: 8-12 feet |
| Width: 4-6 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Cordyline banksii (Forest Cabbage Tree) - A upright shrub or small tree to 12 feet tall by 6 feet wide with 4 to 5 foot long paddle-shaped upright 2 to 3 inch wide leaves that are in ranks of 2, unlike the radiating rosette like arrangement of Cordyline australis. The leaves, with a prominent flat midrib and a glossy upper surface, are broadest at the mid-point from which the tips droop gracefully downwards. This plant is unique in its youth while the leaves remain two ranked much like a traveler's palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), but with age the growth point rotates to make full large heads of leaves. In summer months appeaAngers the tall panicle of fragrant white flowers. Plant in full sun to light shade and give regular to occasional irrigation. This plant has a tropical look similar to the ti plant, Cordyline terminalis. It is a common plant in the coastal lowlands and lower elevation forests of the North Island of New Zealand as well as in the northern half of the South Island and southward along its west coast. Its name commemorates Joseph Banks the 18th-century botanist who accompanied Captain James Cook on his first major voyage of discovery in 1768. Another common name given to this plant by the Maori people is Ti ngahere. Our plants from seed from RarePalmSeeds.com.
The information about Cordyline banksii that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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