Hilo Rainbow cabbage tree
Cordyline fruticosa 'Hilo Rainbow'
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Hilo Rainbow' cabbage tree (Cordyline fruticosa 'Hilo Rainbow') is an annual for borders, containers, and accents. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy soil. It has an erect habit and grows at a moderate pace. The evergreen plant is fragrant and blooms in spring and summer.
Pairs well with Blue star fern, Frozen Queen calla lily, and Supertunia Bermuda Beach petunia.