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Cordyline cold damage

r.haydenr.hayden Posts: 9
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We have two (I think) Cordylines which have been happy for many years in our garden in SE England. The prolonged cold earlier this winter seems to have taken its toll and they have lost leaves and look quite sad. Any idea what is the likely prognosis here and is there anything we should do now? Thanks!

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It's been a common occurrence in many areas. All you can do is wait - and they might come away lower down. 
    It's worth leaving the foliage in situ, just in case any new growth from the crown gets damaged. Then you can take a view on it later in the year.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • sloth.supersonicWUkEmiOJsloth.supersonicWUkEmiOJ Posts: 1
    Mine are looking much the same, unfortunately accompanied by the dreaded slime flux on the stems (look for black marks and white ooze). One of them has got fleshy looking orange growths around the slime too.

    The same thing happened in 2010, which caused the single stem to die back to the ground. It grew another 5 stems from the roots and in the 13 years has grown to over 9ft tall. It doesn't look great for them now though. :-(


  • r.haydenr.hayden Posts: 9
    Thanks both! I guess I shall wait and see then :(
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    There's been quite a few threads recently about Cordylines @r.hayden . If you use the search option at the top of the page, you might get some there   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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