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Cordyline australis spots on leaves

jessicalbulmanjessicalbulman Posts: 1
in Problem solving
I think these are Cordyline Australis - I’ve only recently moved in to the house. We have about 8 of these and most of them have these spots and problems with their leaves - can anyone advise on what is wrong and what I should do?
Thanks 

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  • pauloliverocallaghanpauloliverocallaghan Posts: 5
    Hi, did you ever find out the source of the problem? Mine is looking exactly the same. I think it might be fungal. Please help if you can
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    @pauloliverocallaghan The photos would appear to be a form of Yucca rather than Cordyline judging by the sharp leaf tips and the emerging flower spike :)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you have a living Cordyline after the wet/freeze cycle that the UK experienced in winter, you're luckier than most who grow them @pauloliverocallaghan  :)
    If you have a photo of your plant, that will help with advice. The icon that looks like hills is the one for  uploading. If you can keep them around 1MB or less, they load better. 

    I agree with @philippasmith2 - the plant shown isn't a cordyline. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • pauloliverocallaghanpauloliverocallaghan Posts: 5
    Thanks for replying. I will get my mother to take a picture. But the symptoms are the same. Brown spots and dry withered ends.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's normal for cordylines to shed the lower, spent leaves, and the top continues to grow, so it won't necessarily be a huge problem if it's just that. They produce a clear trunk with the bulk of the foliage at the top, at the expense of the lower leaves. 
     
    A photo will certainly help though @pauloliverocallaghan :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • pauloliverocallaghanpauloliverocallaghan Posts: 5
    Hi  here are some pictures 
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    From the pics, the crown doesn't seem to be affected but you appear to have a lot of growth around the base and the backdrop appears to be quite heavily planted.  Your plant is reaching for some light presumably ?
    You can tidy it up by removing the obviously dead leaves, perhaps clearing around the base but with the amount of other plants/shrubs, it will continue to stretch up and will be competing for nutrition too. Also worth bearing in mind that stressed plants are more easily susceptible to various problems.
    Even when perfectly sited, lower leaves will eventually die off - that's the nature of the beast.
  • pauloliverocallaghanpauloliverocallaghan Posts: 5
    Thanks Philippa. It's in full sun so that's not an issue. You can't really tell in the photos but it is travelling up to the head of each crown. The obvious fact that there is die off is not the issue either, large portions had to be removed this year.r
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