	height	2–3ft
	width	2–3ft
	tolerates	Coast, Cool Summers, Drought, Fog, Pots
	water needs	Low – Moderate
	water info	Cordylines are surprisingly drought tolerant once established, though they will look their best with deep watering every week or two. Having good drainage is important with cordylines, which will also makes them quite tolerant of overwatering.
	hardy to	20F
	exposure	Full Shade – Full Sun
	indoor outdoor	Outdoor
	drainage	In Ground: Cactus Mix, In Pots: Cactus Mix, Tolerates Sandy Soil
	fertilizing	All Purpose
	origin	Hybrid, New Zealand
	sunset zones	8, 9, 14–24

OUTDOOR EXPOSURE GUIDE

Full Sun
Six or more hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Shade
Three to five hours of sun beams directly landing on the plant's leaves.

Part Sun
One to two hours of sun beams directly landing on the plants leaves.

Full Shade
The plant is never fully lit by sun beams, but is in a bright spot or has dappled sunbeams playing over the leaves throughout the day.

Deep Shade
The plant never has dappled light on the leaves, and is in a place that feels dim, even on a nice sunny day.

SUNSET ZONES MAP

Growing Notes

Cordyline ‘Cardinal’ starts out for several years as a low grassy clump, but with time develops several short trunks.

Once the older lower leaves dry up they can be pulled cleanly away, exposing a textured trunk.

Cordylines are an excellent choice for a pot, where they are low-maintenance plants for the long term.

In particularly windy conditions cordylines may develop brown frayed tips.

Special Interest

Most cordylines aren’t grown for their flowers, but they do occasionally bloom with pleasant clusters of fragrant white to blue-amethyst flowers.