Cabbagetree

Cabbagetree Care

Cussonia Paniculata

What is the plant

Cussonia paniculata, also known as kiepersol, is a large evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height native to South Africa. The plant has large and bold textured grey foliage.

The leaf is used ethnomedically to treat dysmenorrhea.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

8a - 11b

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
When growing a cordyline indivisa, it's important to keep the soil evenly moist. You can water freely in dry weather.
Pruning
The cordyline indivisa isn't typically pruned, but you can cut back any shoots that are growing off the side of the plant.
Fertilizer
The cordyline indivisa can be fertilized; just be sure that if it's being grown outdoors, that you wait until the middle of the spring. A balanced fertilizer can help promote new growth. You should fertilize regularly for the best display.

Disease diagnosis

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Soil
Cabbage palms are particularly well-adapted to the Southeast, and they are the state tree of both South Carolina and Florida. Nearly hurricane-proof, the tree remains standing against the wind long after pine trees snap in two and oaks are uprooted. Choose a sunny or partly shaded site in any well-drained soil.
Temperature
The cabbage palm growing region includes USDA plant hardiness zones 8b through 11. Temperatures below 11 F. (-11 C.) can kill the plant.
Container
Cabbage trees are good container specimens for large containers.

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Additional
Growing 12 to 20 metres high, cabbage trees (Cordyline australis) have long narrow leaves that may be up to a metre long. It has lovely scented flowers in early summer, which turn into bluish-white berries that birds love to eat. As the plant gets old, the stems may die but new shoots grow from any part of the trunk.
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