Skip to content
Log inStart trial

Narrow Leaved Cordyline

Cordyline Stricta

Design with this plant

Overview

The Narrow Leaved Palm Lily, Cordyline stricta, is an attractive, evergreen shrub. It stands 3-10 feet tall with slender, arching leaves, offering a striking vertical element to landscapes. In summer, it bears small, fragrant, purple flowers, followed by dark berries. This hardy specimen thrives in partial shade to full sun and requires well-drained soil. It's excellent for accent planting or as a container focal point, and is drought-tolerant once established.

Sun Full, HalfWater Low, MediumZones 8–11Type TreeClimate Mediterranean
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — This evergreen species is highly versatile and valued for both its ornamental appeal and its resilience
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — This hardy specimen thrives in partial shade to full sun and requires well-drained soilNarrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — It stands 3-10 feet tall with slender, arching leaves, offering a striking vertical element to landscapesNarrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — The Narrow Leaved Palm Lily; it should be watered regularlyNarrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — The Narrow Leaved Palm Lily, Cordyline stricta, is an attractive, evergreen shrub; this hardy specimen thrives inNarrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — which can grow up to 12 inches in length and 1 inch in widthNarrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — It's excellent for accent planting or as a container focal point, and is drought-tolerant once established+28

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low, Medium
USDA zones
8–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Tree
Family
Asparagaceae
Climate
Mediterranean

See full data, regional cultivation notes, and design tools. Build a client presentation around this plant.

Start your 14-day trial

Photos (35)

Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — This evergreen species is highly versatile and valued for both its ornamental appeal and its resilience
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — This hardy specimen thrives in partial shade to full sun and requires well-drained soil
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — It stands 3-10 feet tall with slender, arching leaves, offering a striking vertical element to landscapes
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — The Narrow Leaved Palm Lily; it should be watered regularly
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — The Narrow Leaved Palm Lily, Cordyline stricta, is an attractive, evergreen shrub; this hardy specimen thrives in
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — which can grow up to 12 inches in length and 1 inch in width
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — It's excellent for accent planting or as a container focal point, and is drought-tolerant once established
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — the Narrow Leaved Palm Lily prefers partial shade but can tolerate full sun if adequately watered
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — it should be watered regularly
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — creating a fountain-like effect
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — It is adaptable to a variety of well-drained soils and requires minimal care once established
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — In summer, it bears small, fragrant, purple flowers, followed by dark berries
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — as it is sensitive to root rot
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — consider using it as a focal point
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — The Narrow Leaved Palm Lily, Cordyline stricta, is an attractive, evergreen shrub
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — scientifically named Cordyline stricta
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — or as an underplanting beneath taller canopy trees
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — The Narrow Leaved Palm Lily
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — In summer, it bears small, fragrant, purple flowers, followed by dark berries; as it is sensitive to root rot
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — but take care not to overwater
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — It stands 3-10 feet tall with slender, arching leaves, offering a striking vertical element to landscapes; the
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — tree with lavender blooms
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — the Cordyline stricta gracefully grows upright with slender stems
Narrow Leaved Cordyline (Cordyline Stricta) — lavender flowers in the garden
Photographs by 11 contributors

Related plants

Auntie Lou Cordyline (Cordyline Fruticosa 'Auntie Lou') — It adds a bold, exotic touch to landscape designs and serves well in mixed borders or as a focal point

Perennial

Auntie Lou Cordyline

Cordyline Fruticosa 'Auntie Lou'

FullUSDA 8–11
Australian Dracaena (Cordyline Australis) — tree with white blooms; the leaves' arching nature forms an elegant canopy approximately 6 to 10 feet, image 71

Tree

Australian Dracaena

Cordyline Australis

FullUSDA 8–11
Bauer's Dracaena (Cordyline Baueri) — Drought-resistant once established, it requires well-drained soil

Shrub

Bauer's Dracaena

Cordyline Baueri

FullUSDA 8–11
Blue Danube Wild Hycinth (Camassia Leichtlinii 'Blue Danube') — Preferring full sun to part shade

Bulb

Blue Danube Wild Hycinth

Camassia Leichtlinii 'Blue Danube'

FullUSDA 3–9
Blue Dracaena (Cordyline Indivisa) — the Blue Dracaena thrives in areas with partial shade

Perennial

Blue Dracaena

Cordyline Indivisa

FullUSDA 8–11
Caerulea Group Wild Hyacinth (Camassia Leichtlinii 'Caerulea') — scientifically named Camassia leichtlinii 'Caerulea'

Perennial

Caerulea Group Wild Hyacinth

Camassia Leichtlinii 'Caerulea'

FullUSDA 3–9