Tip broken off Cordyline - is it a gonner?

I used to live in Papua New Guinea and cordylines, like most garden plants, were propagated by pushing a stick (hardwood cutting) into the ground. Not always the most pictureque regrowth, but it'll survive!

 

one of our neighbours cut down their cordyline to about 5ft a few years ago, id say it would have been topping maybe 12 ft beforehand, it sent out multiple shoots just below the cut area and looks very well now indeed with a big head of foliage. cordylines are tough

 

Graft a sucker onto the top?

I'll get my coat

 

does anybody else find the smell of cordyline flowers absolutely revolting?

 

I think its quite a pleasant scent

 

you guys actually like the smell! seriously? but...but...but it smells like cat pee!

 

I hate the smell of tomato plants, that reminds me of cat pee.

 

i must agree Pam, i wouldnt say it reminds me of cat pee per se, but i dont find the smell of tomato plants to be even remotely nice

 

there was me thinking maybe im mistaken and its actually a different plant giving off that awful pong, seeing as u guys like the smell of cordylines so whilst out walking the dogs today i spy a garden whos cordyline flowers were reachable! so i stretched over and picked a bit off (hoping to god nobody would come flying out the door and catch me ) anyway i crept away to a safe distance and had a sniff, this was the first time i got to smell a cordyline flower up close and i can honestly say....it was even worse than id imagined! just vile! ive definitely been blaming the correct tree!

if you lot think thats a nice smell well....your off your bloomin' trolley! stark ravin' bonkers, the lot of ye

 

We are all very worried for you ... that it has taken you this long to reach that conclusion