Cordyline darkstar & sunrise - how hardy?
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Cordyline darkstar & sunrise - how hardy?
How hardy are both of these. Has anyone had them outside through this winter.
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Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
I've not seen these, I have some red star.
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Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Normally red star is fine. mine were cut back along with almost all my cordies (except indivisia) but they've all come back from the roots
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Sunrise is new this year as far as I know and IMO the nicest Cordy thats likely to be hardy.
Not heard of Dark Star so cant comment but I expect Sunrise to be on a par with Dazzler so less hardy than ordinary Australis but hardy enough to try with some protection such as tying the leaves up through winter..
Not heard of Dark Star so cant comment but I expect Sunrise to be on a par with Dazzler so less hardy than ordinary Australis but hardy enough to try with some protection such as tying the leaves up through winter..
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
I have seen Dark star at Homebase. Theirs loads of cordylines on the marketplace now. A smilie for adrian
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
My southern splendor cordies came through the winter OK and are looking really good now
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Do most Cordyline's get hardier with age. From my experience I think they may do but not sure if this is the case with most cordyline varieties. I know I have a few red star approx 3ft that sailed through the winter exposed to -9c no damage. Was slight damage on the large green one I have though which is 8ft high.
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
getting larger certainly helps even if only that being bigger means they take longer to freeze
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Looks like i'll just have to test both of these out. The attraction of both is that they add colour with virtually no maintenance.
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
I have seen a darkstar,or black cordyline,will try and get a pic of it tomorrow,its about 20ft,it has four or five heads,its hardy over here.
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Can anyone ive me an idea why one of my red star's carked it last winter? The other is in a raised bed next to a wall, and was fine. So was it cold temps or wet roots (although the soil is well drained)?
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Was the other one smaller. A wall would provide protection and some shelter from the hardest frosts.
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Here you go,Cordyline Dark Star,and some more 4 story cordys
Re: Cordyline darkstar & sunrise
Theres a lot of names coming out now but that looks just like my bog standard purple Cordy.