Cordyline – Festival

Compact, colourful and incredibly easy to grow, there’s a lot to love about Festival™ Cordylines. Their unique growth habit and graceful foliage make them a standout feature in gardens of every style, from contemporary landscapes to tropical-inspired plantings.

Unlike traditional cordylines that develop a tall trunk over time, Festival Cordylines remain naturally compact, branching from the base to form a dense, grassy clump. Growing to around 1 metre (3.5 ft) tall, they maintain a neat, well-behaved habit that is perfect for garden beds, borders, mass plantings and feature pots.

Their arching, strappy foliage creates year-round interest, adding texture, movement and vibrant colour to the landscape. In spring, the foliage is crowned with airy sprays of delicate, star-shaped flowers that release a delightful jasmine fragrance, bringing both beauty and perfume to the garden while attracting bees and other beneficial pollinators.

Once established, Festival Cordylines are remarkably low maintenance and adapt well to a wide range of garden conditions. They are an excellent choice for gardeners wanting maximum impact with minimal effort, requiring very little care to continue looking their best.

Whether planted individually as a striking focal point or grouped together for a dramatic display, Festival Cordylines create a bold, architectural statement that can be enjoyed throughout the year.

FLOWERS & FOLIAGE

Festival™ cordylines are foliage superheros. The strappy linear leaves are just the right width and cascade at just the right angle. They’re glossy and reflect light then come late spring and early summer, they’re topped by pale pink, softly-scented flowers.

PLANTING TIPS

Festival cordylines will cope in poor soils though they’ll thrive in those that are well-drained and organically rich. They’ll also be happy to grow in full sun through to part shade. NOTE: It is important that the crown of the plant is set two fingers deep into the soil when planting.

WAYS TO USE THEM

How haven’t these wonderful landscape plants been used? They feature in raised planters and garden beds. You’ll see them massed along sweeping driveways. Dotted through perennial borders for accent moments. Bordering the front path to direct foot-traffic and dress up the arrival moment.

SHAPE & SIZE

Once established, Festival cordylines will have formed a tidy but impressive clump around 1 metre wide as well as tall. When planting en masse and your aim is to cover the soil, space them at 60 cm intervals. EU zones 8-10

FOOD & WATER

Once your Festival cordyline is established it will have only a low to moderate water needs. To make sure it has a stress-free settling in period, be sure to water thoroughly during hot weather and continue until established. In spring, add a handful of controlled release fertiliser around the base of the plant.

PESTS & DISEASE

Thanks to its impeccable New Zealand breeding, this cordyline suffers from no major diseases or pest issues.