Cordyline seeds

[Laaz]

So when do I harvest the seeds. Two of my cordyline Aust. are loaded with seed.

 

 

[tropicbreeze]

I don't know about this species but in other Cordylines the fruit turns soft and red. I guess these would have to be soft at least.

[Bennz]

Hi Laaz, australis growing naturally around here usually have white flesh when ripe, soft like Zig says. I have never harvested seed, I have seedlings coming up everywhere instead.

[Palm crazy]

I’ve taken mine in mid summer and just planted them in the ground and they germinated very easily, They like rain water I think. I’m hoping my older ones will bloom next year so I can get more of my own going. My mature clumps (underground roots) are 22 years old, planted in 1995. 

[Laaz]

I bought these as tiny spikes about 10 years ago. They are now 12+ feet high & branching.

[Palm crazy]

3 hours ago, Laaz said:

I bought these as tiny spikes about 10 years ago. They are now 12+ feet high & branching.

Thats great Laaz!  12’ is about as tall mine have ever been at one time, then they get kill back form a bad winter and have to regrow again from the roots. I saw one by the board walk by puget sound it had some pretty big one about 4-5’ tall that were growing in the cracks of the boards, no soil or nothing. There was another one that never gets any water and only grew about 4’ tall and had a thick trunk it would bloom every year, go figure. I have one that is about 9’ tall and should start blooming next year, they have a nice fragrance too. Most of my colorful ones I dug up and planted them in pots so I can just put them into the unheated greenhouse to winter over. I got tired of them dying back very 4-5 years. I think I have around 10 different colors now. Which is enough for me, LOL! 

I’m really amazed you’ve been able to grow them with your summer heat! Keep up the good work. C. ‘red star' is pretty awesome. 

Edited November 5, 2017 by Palm crazy