Cordyline petiolaris (Domin) Pedley

Shrub to 5 m high, often sprawling and branched. Leaves 45–85 cm long, 6–15 cm wide, or larger; lamina often bent downwards about the middle and irregularly frayed at the tip, narrowed into inrolled petiole, 30–50 cm long. Panicles c. 30 cm long; scape 30–50 cm long, becoming pendulous; flowers subsessile. Sepals and petals equal, 6–7.5 mm long, glabrous. Fruit 0.7–1 cm diam., red.

It grows in temperate to tropical places. It needs well drained soil. It is best with light shade. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.

The fruit can be planted or the flesh removed then the seeds planted. Seeds usually germinate in 2-4 weeks. Plants can also be grown from stem cuttings or division of the root.