Does anyone have a source for seed of Cordyline indivisa. Really cool looking plant ?

B & T has some listed.

http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/a1.asp?title=Plants+of+New+Zealand&list=23

Thanks, I'll give them a try.

Lazz, Park Seed has them too. I have grown them in the past from seed that I ordered from Parks. They are easy from seed, and can also be purchased in plug trays. Cordyline indivisa is also sold a "Spikes". If you want to save a little time, I have seen them in Wal-Mart - don't remember the price, but I think they were fairly cheap. Not many people know they are hardy here, but there are some nice looking ones in the walled garden at Riverbanks.

http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&SearchText=cordyline&mainPage=textsearchresults&RequestType=NewRequest&go.x=11&go.y=14

Thanks Ned. Are these the true Cordyline indivisa with the very wide leaves ? I have seen some before in Lowes & HD listed as such, but with the thin leaves which I think were just Cordyline Australis.

Lazz,

I am not that much of an authority on Cordylines. I have one in my yard that I grew from seed obtained from Parks. It is 4' or 5' tall. Until last summer, I had one at the nursery that was in a 15 gallon pot. It bloomed in the pot several times. Someone brought it last summer.

I am not sure which species Parks has, but the ones I grew were plenty hardy for us. I am sure Park's, and other seed companies, get a new batch of seed each year, so it might be hard to pinpoint exactly what they have at any given time. I think the seed are pretty cheap, maybe you could just get some and see what comes up.

A plant that I have grown, that I bet you would find interesting, is Nolina nelsonii. I have a few at the nursery now. It was a slow seller, so I don't plan to grow it again. As it is with many unusual plants such as this, few people recognise it's value in the landscape.

Ned after looking at their photo they are surely Cordyline australis & not Indivisa.

This is what the true Indivisa looks like. Notice how much wider the leaves are.

Lazz, Somehow the picture is not showing, just a red x in a box.

I looked up a picture on the web. You are right - the leaves are wider than the one I have, which I now assume is Cordyline australis. At one place I read that C. australis is the more hardy of the two - is that correct?

Laaz ... I laid eyes on a the real McCoy last weekend, but that does you no good where you are. Any luck finding one in SC?

Cheers, Barrie.