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Container · Patio
Spike / Red Star Cabbage Palm
Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ · Annual
Spike / Red Star Cabbage Palm is grown as an annual. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. It grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Will it survive your winters?
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Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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