Festival Burgundy
This is one of the most remarkable garden plants available. Its wonderful dark shiny color, form and habit have combined to make Festival™ Burgundy so popular amongst gardeners and landscapers alike. The burgundy strap-like leaves make it stand out in any garden planting or mixed container, however it's this cordyline's cascading foliage which really makes it so useful.
Cordylines are indigenous to Australia, New Zealand and the western Pacific region. They normally grow into small trees or palm-like evergreen shrubs with a trunk, however Festival™ Burgundy's basal branching, forming multiple short stems spreading out from the base of the plant to create a sturdy low-growing grass plant, no more than three feet high.
Easy-care, compact and bushy, Festival™ Burgundy also produces lovely, star-shaped blush pink flowers in late Spring and Summer.
Key Features
- Stunning shiny ruby/burgundy foliage adds interesting color
- Great feature plant
- Low maintenance and easy care
- Compact, no stems, grows from base to 3 feet in height
- For gardens and landscapes plus larger patio pots
- Grows well in most soil types
Suggested Uses
Landscaping, Commercial or Home garden
Growth Habit
Clump forming dwarf habit.
Flower Size
Small,blush pink star-shaped flowers that have a jasmine-like fragrance appear in late spring and early summer.
Mature Height
Grows to 3 feet tall, but cascading habit reduces overall height.
Mature Width
Spreading foliage to 4 feet wide, with a basal clump of 18 inches.
Spacing
Plant 24 inches apart.
Hardiness
Will readily survive moderate frosts and is hardy in zones 8 - 11.
Foliage
Shiny Ruby/Burgundy, long strappy leaves.
Pruning/Pinching
Remove old leaves as required.
Temperature
From light frost to 90 deg F .
Light Needs
Full sun or partial shade.
Soil Needs
Tolerates a range of soils, though will perform best in a well drained soil containing organic matter.
Water Needs
Low to moderate water requirement once established. Water thoroughly when planting during hot weather and continue until established.
Fertilizer
Add controlled release fertilizer in Spring around the base of the plant
Disease Tolerance
No major disease susceptibility.
Pest Issues
No major pest susceptibility.
Special Care
Protect from severe frosts, however can take temperatures down to 10 deg F where it will burn off all the foliage, but so long as the soil is not continually frozen, will come back with new foliage in the spring.
Parentage
Cordyline australis, Cordyline pumilio and Cordyline banksii hybrid.
Varietal/Cultivar Name
JURred