Hi ,I've been trying to post the above reply since you first asked ,my pc refused .I see it has finely come through ,a little late I think hope it's growing well
Just remove those lower yellowed leaves. That's normal for their growth habit. They drop off as the plant grows, to leave a bigger main trunk. They will do the same as all evergreens do in stressful conditions - ie, dropping some foliage. Nothing in a pot long term should only have compost as the medium to grow in. It's no use for that. You need a soil based compost, and good drainage. The addition of grit mixed through the loam, and having the pot raised off the ground, will help. Cordylines will cope far less well with wet, cold conditions than Phormiums. Those will take a lot more abuse from the weather.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi, new to this site but have a very poor Cordyline. It has been like this for at least 6 to 8 months, not sure if was the beast from the east or the dry summer and over watering to compensate but this is the result. As you can see there is fresh growth at the bottom. There were a few fresh leaves at the top but they have all but gone (Just one standing upright at the top) the rest in between as you can see are dead.
The plant had been in great condition up until about mid 2016 as you can see from the second picture. Then the gradual decline which has gotten much worse as I said in the last 6 to 8 months. It is about 5 years old. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Hello @dvmcmaster the beast from the east destroyed my Cordyline Red star last year with cold temps then an extreme hot year and all my leaves went bone dry.
I see you have new shootings around it so cut the stem...which my hubby did for me.
I now have 3 shoots around it and it's maturing lovely since cutting the stem
I also had to do 2 green cordylines for the same reason but they carried more shoots, which I was cutting out the stem with a knife and around the one stem there's 5 shoots and around the other 2 with one shoot coming off the stem besides them being cut
Thanks everyone for the advice. I thought this might be the case but didn't really want to accept it. I shall perform the deed this weekend, thanks again.
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hope it's growing well
Nothing in a pot long term should only have compost as the medium to grow in. It's no use for that. You need a soil based compost, and good drainage. The addition of grit mixed through the loam, and having the pot raised off the ground, will help.
Cordylines will cope far less well with wet, cold conditions than Phormiums. Those will take a lot more abuse from the weather.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The plant had been in great condition up until about mid 2016 as you can see from the second picture. Then the gradual decline which has gotten much worse as I said in the last 6 to 8 months. It is about 5 years old. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I see you have new shootings around it so cut the stem...which my hubby did for me.
I now have 3 shoots around it and it's maturing lovely since cutting the stem