''Cordyline manners-suttoniae'', known as the broad-leafed palm lily or swamp palm lily is an

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

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n plant. A shrub to 5 metres tall. Found only in

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, in swampy places, often in

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s. Leaves are up to 65 cm long, and 12 cm wide. Flowering occurs in spring or summer, with attractive white flowers forming on

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s. Like many of the Australian ''Cordyline'' plants, red berries are another appealing ornamental feature. For the garden, it is best suited to a warm and moist situation.http://www.rarepalmseeds.com/pix/CorMan.shtml Being a tropical plant, it is not suited to frost and cold winds.

References

manners-suttoniae Asparagales of Australia Flora of Queensland Garden plants Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{Asparagaceae-stub