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RE: Cordyline Red Sensation

Posted 154 days ago

I found info on cordylines on the site below. Hope it solves your problem.

You can always cut the top section off your plant and put in a pot as a cutting. Then if the mother plant dies then you have one to take it's place. If they both die then you are no worse off. BTW they take a fair while to shoot from a cutting.

http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/jun/15
/brighten-lush-green-garden/

RE: Cordyline Red Sensation

Posted 9 days ago

I have exactly the same problem, gardentragic. Can you tell me if you have fixed it now? I was thinking about fertilising.

RE: Cordyline Red Sensation

Posted 9 days ago

I did a little bit of investigating this problem after gardentragics question and I'm inclined to think that your yellowing leaves are just showing age marks. Specially if it's just the bottom leaves. As new ones form at the top some of the older ones at the bottom are bound to yellow and die. It's natural.

As I said before if your plant gets too lanky you can cut the top section off and replant it.

RE: Cordyline Red Sensation

Posted 5 days ago

I've got a "Red Star" in a pot,and three "Electric Pink"in the ground,and they all yellow-off from time to time,with no ill effects.It seems to just be a natural cycle,but they definately pick up faster with a dose of Seasol/Charlie Carp mixture.The pot gets regular water,but the in-grounds pretty well have to fend for themselves,so I doubt that over or under watering matters much,although that's only a personal observation,with no basis in actual knowledge.Hope that helps a bit.
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RE: Cordyline Red Sensation

Posted 2 days ago

gardentragic,

Dont worry about it. Cordyline australis varieties such as yours do have brown lower leaves as they age. Google any photo of one more than a few years old and you'll see masses of brown foliage hanging down and almost covering the trunk! You can leave them on, or if you prefer the neat look just snip them off. You'll need to do it regularly as the plant grows, that's just their life cycle. These cordylines are pretty much ignored by all pests.

Happy snipping!