Strange growth from our cordyline

paul907

Anyone have any idea what is growing from this cordyline plant,had it for ten years and not seen anything like this.Thanks

JennyJ

It's flowering!  Probably triggered by last year's hot summer.

AnniD

Looks like it's flowering 

BobTheGardener

It's flowering.   There have been several similar enquiries recently, so the weather over the last year has probably contributed to bring them into flower.  Enjoy them and cut the flowering stems right back once they have finished flowering.

paul907

Thanks bob,how far do we cut our hem back

paul907

paul907 said:

Thanks bob,how far do we cut them back

BobTheGardener

Cut back as far as you can reach - all the way to the main stem if you can.

paul907

Back to the original green or back to the new stem 

JennyJ

I agree with Bob - as far down as you can get. You can do the same with any leaves that have got tatty (I appreciate it's not easy to get in there, and you need really sharp secateurs)

AnniD

I kept the seed heads from our phormium, dried them and sowed the seeds the following Spring. Quite a few germinated and l got half a dozen offspring. Might be worth a try if you're interested.  

paul907

Thanks Jenny,but do I cut the new growths back down to the original green part of the plant or only cut off once flowered back to new stem