Erect shrub. Leaves are linear, arching and deep green in colour, roughly 20 to 60cm long. Flowers are lilac/violet in colour and are borne in summer followed by purple or black berries. Cordyline stricta is roughly 2-3m tall and 1-2m wide. This plant is not drought tolerant.
- Type
- Exotic
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Zones
- Moist temperate with warm summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Wind
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Habitat plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade, Shady
- Flowering seasons
- Spring, Summer
- Colours
- Green, Purple, Black
- Gardens
- Backyard Garden, Mediterranean Garden