Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tender Perennial
Origin
Southwestern United States
South America, Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Types
-
Cabbage palm, Good luck plant, Ti plant
Number of Varieties
2025
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Cold Regions, Shady Edge
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest edges, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-109-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
White, Red, Blue, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Dark Green
Burgundy
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Frost
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, In Late summer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Caterpillars, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Pollen, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves
Other Uses
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
AGAVE toumeyana
CORDYLINE
Common Name
Honesty , Chinese Money
Cordyline
In Hindi
silver dollar
Cordyline
In German
Einjähriges Silberblatt
Cordyline
In French
Monnaie-du-Pape
cordyline
In Spanish
planta de la plata
cordyline
In Greek
silver dollar
Cordyline
In Portuguese
silver dollar
Cordyline
In Polish
Miesiącznica roczna
Cordyline
In Latin
silver dollar
Cordyline
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Asparagales
Family
Agavaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Lunaria
Cordyline
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lomandroideae
Number of Species
5024
1
27800
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