Which cordyline am I

[GDLWyverex]

Can someone tell me which cordyline this is. It looks like a green australis to me if there is such a thing, though it could be an indivisa or .... It was sold as an indivisa, not a cordyline indivisa, but simply an indivisa, but I have my doubts.

Thanks

 

Richard

Edited September 11, 2017 by GDLWyverex

[annafl]

On 9/11/2017, 3:36:54, GDLWyverex said:

Can someone tell me which cordyline this is. It looks like a green australis to me if there is such a thing, though it could be an indivisa or .... It was sold as an indivisa, not a cordyline indivisa, but simply an indivisa, but I have my doubts.

Thanks

 

Richard

Richard, it looks like a dracaena to me, but I'm not familiar with the type.  I don't follow dracaenas a lot.

[GDLWyverex]

15 hours ago, annafl said:

Richard, it looks like a dracaena to me, but I'm not familiar with the type.  I don't follow dracaenas a lot.

Cordalynes are very closely related to dracenas. Both are in the asparagaceae family

take a look at the CORDYLINE TERMINALIS for a familiar face in the cordyline genus, the ti plant

https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=ti+plant&client=firefox-b&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_sL716K3WAhWh54MKHacgDpIQ_AUICigB&biw=1355&bih=589#imgrc=ZZ2-BTeuRDepAM:

Richard

[Tropicgardener]

It looks to be form of the New Zealand Cordyline australis.

[GDLWyverex]

6 hours ago, Tropicgardener said:

It looks to be form of the New Zealand Cordyline australis.

That is my opinion as well. I am seeking opinions because it was sold as an indivisa, not an autralis. Also, the australis that I have seen are all maroon while this one is green. Possibly a result of growing conditions or it might be a var of australis...

That is why I am seeking confirmation. If it truly is an indivisa as purported, It likes shade and cold weather, which bodes ominously for Mexican conditions, while if it is an australis, it likes sun and is more tolerant of heat...

 

Richard

[gilles06]

classical australis for me...

[GDLWyverex]

2 hours ago, gilles06 said:

classical australis for me...

My thought as well. regardless of the name it was sold under...

 

Richard

[Tropicgardener]

19 hours ago, GDLWyverex said:

That is my opinion as well. I am seeking opinions because it was sold as an indivisa, not an autralis. Also, the australis that I have seen are all maroon while this one is green. Possibly a result of growing conditions or it might be a var of australis...

That is why I am seeking confirmation. If it truly is an indivisa as purported, It likes shade and cold weather, which bodes ominously for Mexican conditions, while if it is an australis, it likes sun and is more tolerant of heat...

 

Richard

The normal wild forms of Cordyline australis are green like the one above........... As for heat and cold tolerance here in the Queensland tropics Cordyline australis is an absolute failure as it is way too hot and humid for it here. Only really succeeds down in temperate climates such as those of Sydney and Melbourne.

 

[Palm crazy]

Here is a good example of a true Cordyline indivisa for reference. And a closeup of the leaves coloration. 

Edited September 21, 2017 by Palm crazy

[Bennz]

On 9/12/2017, 7:36:54, GDLWyverex said:

 It looks like a green australis to me if there is such a thing,

 

Sorry Richard but from the NZ perspective this is an amusing question. In the wild you only see green ti kouka trees, the color leaf forms are nursery only stuff. Fascinating to think the international nursery trade has made this green form seem unusual. I have thousands of seedlings coming up every year as nursery weeds and have never seen a natural colour mutation.

[The Silent Seed]

These are sold here in the US in the thousands as annual six-packs, and come in either green, or purple/maroon. 

They are called (in the trade) Dracaena Spikes, or Indivisa. I, too, haven't been able to pin down exactly what they are. 

They are amazingly hardy, too - lots of people leave them outside in winter to "die" along with the rest of the annuals to be replaced the following spring, and often, these are still alive. (We are in zone 5-6!)