''Cordyline petiolaris'', known as the broad leaved palm lily is an evergreen Australian plant. A shrub to around 5 metres tall. Found in warm

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

and moist eucalyptus forest. The range of natural distribution is from the Nambucca River to near Gladstone, Queensland. Leaves 30 to 80 cm long, and 4 to 12 cm wide, elliptic in shape. Leaves on long unrolled leaf stalks. The species name ''petiolaris'' refers to these long stems. Flowering occurs from late winter to spring, being white or lilac in colour. Fruit is a red berry, 7 to 10 mm in diameter. The fruit can persist on the plant for many months. This species propagates easily from seeds or stem cuttings. Not as widely seen in cultivation as ''

Cordyline australis ''Cordyline australis'', commonly known as the cabbage tree, tī kōuka or cabbage-palm, is a widely branched monocot tree endemic to New Zealand. It grows up to tall with a stout trunk and sword-like leaves, which are clustered at the tips of ...

'', however it is also well suited to gardens with moist soils in semi shade. It is not frost tolerant. Also suited as an indoor

pot plant Container gardening or pot gardening/farming is the practice of growing plants, including edible plants, exclusively in wikt:container, containers instead of planting them in the ground. A container in gardening is a small, enclosed and usually ...

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petiolaris Flora of New South Wales Asparagales of Australia Flora of Queensland Garden plants of Australia {{Asparagaceae-stub