Is it the end for my Cordyline??

Hi,

Can anyone advise on what's best for this Cordyline. As well as losing lots of dead leaves, it's started growing on the slant ;-)
Has it got a disease or something??
Or is it beyond help?

Cheers

 

In one of my garden i tedn to th elady as a Coddyline to in a tub at he end of last seaon I tied up th eleaves for the win windy winter.

And was back las week untyed and took off th edead leaves and its now looking liek new again an dnice and healthy.

For now try tying the top leaves together and discarding the bottom to see what happens.

It may perk up as its now coming into its growing season again.

 

It's still growing so don't think it has given up the ghost quite yet. I've had a cordy that died and shed all of its leaves, ended up with a stump!!

However, cordylines are so cheap these days, you have to wonder whether it is worth getting a new display one for your pot and sticking this one in the garden and see how it gets on! That's what I would do - they tend to do much better in the ground, in my opinion.

 

I think the best bet is to plant it out in thegarden if you really want to give it a chance and replace the plant with a new one and fresh compost.

Personally I would chuck it.

 

I would say its Definatley Dead...

 

Plant it out somewhere sheltered to see if it recovers and get yourself a new one for the pot. But it looks quite poorly, if not already dead to me.

 

Cordylines are NEVER dead in my experience
If one dies back because of frost you will find that two or three NEW trunks will emerge from the roots
Remove the damaged leaves and plant it in the garden where it will do much better anyway
Treat yourself to a new one for the pot with fresh compost .....

 

Thanks everyone for your advice. Will be doing just that this weekend. Planting this one in the garden and treating myself and the pot.
Thanks again.

 

Give it a prune about halfway. If its oozing sap it should resprout, if it isn't you probably need to buy a new one.

 

Hi ,did not post about my cordylines but have pick up a lot of useful tips . Many thanks to all. Barb