Red Sensation festival raspberry cordyline

Cordyline australis 'Red Sensation'

PerennialAsparagaceae

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Red Sensation festival raspberry cordyline
Deer-resistantDrought tolerantSalt tolerantFragrantEvergreen
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size10 to 20 feet tall5 to 10 feet wide
Growth rate
Moderate
Habit
Erect
Bloom season
Spring, summer, autumn, winter
Soil types
Sand, loam, clay, chalk
Soil pH
Acid, alkaline, neutral

Garden uses

AccentBorderContainerCottage gardenLow maintenance

Attracts

Bees

Notes

'Red Sensation' festival raspberry cordyline (Cordyline australis 'Red Sensation') is a perennial for borders, containers, and accents. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet soil of most types. It is drought tolerant, salt tolerant, and evergreen, and bees visit it.

Pairs well with Dragon tree, Marvel of peru, and Angel wings.

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