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Containing Cordyline australis 'Red Star'

BalaBala Posts: 113
in Problem solving
I have just bought couple of Cordyline australis 'Red Star' from Morrisons for my front border without realising that it reaches 3 meters height.

Is there a way to contain it and keep it small (probably 2 feet)?  If I plant it directly in the border along with the container it came in, will it maintain its same height or will it die?

Thanks 

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    edited May 2021
    This refers to it as compact,  so maybe keep in pots, repotting as it grows. You cannot keep it in a small pot as eventually it will use up all the compost and die.

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/cordyline-australis-red-star/
  • delskidelski Posts: 274
    edited May 2021
    It will takes years and years for it to get to that height. Mine's been in the ground for a few years and it's barely done anything. It hasn't grown enough to form a trunk yet. Maybe 3 feet tall. Depends which size you started with, of course, but can't imagine Morrisons selling anything bigger than what I bought all those years ago.

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