Storing a Pink Cabbage Palm (Cordyline) over the winter months

I have a plant Pink Cabbage Palm (Cordyline)

Its not planted in the ground but in a pot sitting on the patio. Its thrived well over the year

What is best way to store this over the winter. Should i put it in the garden shed or should i leave it in shaded spot in the garden

Either place i put it - should i cover it with a plastic bag to protect from frost

Thoughts?

Thanks

 

Good evening Passport and welcome to the site. A lot depends on which part of the country you are based. As a general rule of thumb, once the weather turns cold, wrap the plant in fleece and put in the shed.

 

Thanks for the replies

John - There is a windows in the shed but they are high up - would it help if i put the plant on a shelf near the window

Dai - when you say wrap it in a fleece = do you mean a fleece jump like we would wear and just put the body of the fleece over the leaves so thet are all covered or is fleece something else. Would i leave it covered with this for all of the winter or just in frosty conditions

Thanks

 

It's a wrap! Simple tricks to keep your plants snug in the cold months | Mail Online
Hello Passport
the link above shows wrapping a plant in "horticultural fleece" a very thin white fabric. You can get it at all garden centres, its pretty cheap. But I am sure an old jumper would work just as well :D

 

I have just moved two of these in pots into the greenhouse for the winter
The greenhouse will remain unheated, but the walls are lined in bubblewrap
If I have enough of the stuff I then cover all of the plants with another piece of the same (or fleece)
Last year those outside perished. This year I think I will have done enough to keep them safe
Something similar should suffice

 

Hi
Now that winter is over im thinking of moving my Pink Cabbage Palm (Cordyline) back outside.

However over the winter about 3/4 of each leaf has turned brown/black and the pinkie/red colour can only be seen in about bottom 1/4 of the plant near the base of the soil in the pot

Can i cut back the leaves to remove the black/brown parts and let it grow out again or will the colour return when i put it back out in the light or has it not survived the winter and i should just bin it

Thanks

 

Thanks for reply
Some pics attached
Let me know what you think?
Thanks

 

Thanks
Will do that