Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'

Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'

 

Category: Tree

Family: Dracaenaceae (~Agaveaceae)

Origin: New Zealand (Australasia)

Evergreen: Yes

Variegated Foliage: Yes

Flower Color: White

Bloomtime: Spring

Fragrant Flowers: Yes

Height: 20-30 feet

Width: 8-10 feet

Exposure: Sun or Shade

Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs

Winter Hardiness: 10-15� F

 

 

Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler' (Torbay Dazzler Grass Palm) - This is a palm-like, sub-tropical tree that grows with an upright habit and with age will branch to produce several heads of green strap leaves that have a strong cream variegation along the leaf margins. Like the other colorful Cordyline australis cultivars this plant should grow to be a branched 10 to 20 foot tall by 5 to 10 foot wide evergreen tree and produces large panicles of small, sweet-scented flowers in late spring to summer. Best in full coastal sun to light shade - some shade protection necessary in hotter inland gardens. It is drought tolerant in coastal gardens but responds well to occasional to regular irrigation. Useful in dry gardens but also offers a tropical look. A great container plant. It can tolerate coastal conditions if protected from direct sea winds (Zone 2) . It is hardy to around 15� F, growing well in USDA zones 9-10 (and possibly warmer Zone 8 locations). This plant came from Torbay Palm Farm from near Cornwall, England and was a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit winner in 2004. This plant looks to be fairly similar to the variegated cultivar Cordyline australis 'Albertii' but lacks the faint red margin of this later plant and is also reportedly more compact, a good thing as an old plant of Cordyline australis 'Albertii', planted in 1988 in our nursery garden, is now about 30 feet tall. San Marcos Growers first received 'Torbay Dazzler' in 2003 and have grown this very fine cultivar ever since.  The information on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources as well as from observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery, in the nursery's garden and in other gardens that we have observed it in. We also will incorporate comments received from others and always appreciate getting feedback of any kind from those who have additional information, particularly if this information is contrary to what we have written or includes additional cultural tips that might aid others in growing Cordyline 'Torbay Dazzler'.

 

https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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