Spike
- Botanical Name
- Cordyline species
- Hardiness
- Half hardy annual, zones 10 to 11
- Height
- 24 inches
- Width
- 15 inches
- Light
- Full to part sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained to dry
- Planting & Care
- Space plants singly in container or 12 to 15 inches apart when planted en masse
- Overwinter as a houseplant
- Problems
- Brown tips from excessively dry soils and chemicals in water
- Varieties
- Baueri - broad, burgundy-red foliage (white fragrant flowers), zones 9-11
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