Cordyline Ideas?

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  1. mazambo

    mazambo Forever Learning

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    Hi everyone
    I'm looking for ideas for my none gardening daughter, I got two of the wilko cordylines last year with the idea of potting them up but never got round to it, my idea is to put each one in the centre of a large pot (leaving it in a smaller pot if necessary) and putting something like grasses around the pot that will grow at the same pace as the cordyline, I know it's going to suffer some neglect hence I'm thinking along those lines.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Cordylines,although tough, soon start to look bad if kept neglected in a container, they go yellow and stunted.
    They are a fairly vigorous plant in root growth so very quickly fill any container.:smile:
     
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    Oops forgot my text, I'll just have to repot and give her them as is.
     

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    OK, so the red ones are a bit slower growing, but even those would need repotting at least once a year to keep them looking healthy.
    Yes give it a go and see what happens.:smile:
     
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    Mazambo, cordylines in a tiny pot just won’t really work. In a decent size pot they will look good for 4 years or so but really like open ground.
    Grasses as companions in pots? Not a great look I think.I prefer gravel mulch to further planting :)
     
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    Thanks @Verdun
    I'll just pot them up, think I've got some large pots hanging around.
     
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