Cordyline banksii. Ti Ngahere. Bush cabbage tree.April 19th 2004
Cordyline banksii Forest Cabbage Tree Ti Ngahere
This Cabbage tree is seldom found in open ground and is often in scrub or deeper forest. It sometimes has an orange midrib
As a young plant this cabbage tree is suggestive of a flax; with its long drooping leaves, but after a few years it will grow a single trunk and adopt the cabbage tree form. Note the red mid rib and the parallel bands of yellow and green on the leaves which make it a striking garden feature.
The seed s germinate well in conditions close to the temperature of the environment in which they were collected.
90-110 seeds per gram.
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