Cordyline Chocolate Mint - 2ltr pot

£10.00

ordyline australis 'Chocolate Mint'
This ornamental shrub, also known as the New Zealand cabbage palm, adds a tropical feel to gardens and patios. It features slender, sword-like leaves with mint-green blades and distinctive chocolate-burgundy stripes running down the center. 

Plant characteristics

  • Foliage: Long, slender, variegated leaves with chocolate-burgundy stripes over a mint-green background.
  • Size: Can grow up to 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide, making it a dramatic feature plant in gardens or containers.
  • Flowers: When mature, it produces panicles of fragrant, ivory-white flowers in the summer that attract bees.
  • Sunlight: Thrives in full sun to partial shade.
  • Hardiness: Evergreen in mild climates, but tender and may need frost protection in colder areas.
  • Tolerances: Once established, it is relatively drought-tolerant and can withstand salty, coastal winds.
  • Common uses: Used as an architectural focal point in a garden, as a container plant, or for a Mediterranean garden feel.