Sunday, April 4, 2010

Whoa...who knew??!!

So, I've been using this Cordyline x 'Jurred' (Festival Grass™ ) for container work and decided to overwinter them in our conservatory at UW Botanic Gardens. A few days ago, I was noticing an unusual scent filling the air and wouldn't you know, this plant actually decided to flower and it has a interesting fragrance that reminds me of an orchid species I've encountered before!

Cordyline Festival Grass blooming Cordyline Festival Grass flower detail

It's quite a pretty site to see it flower and it's quite elegant used in seasonal plantings.

2 comments:

  1. We had these in our containers last year in the Chicagoland region and they looked great up until about -10 degrees. Excellent plant. And the flowers are great too!

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