Pete C wrote:
Sandy wrote:
Hi,

I have a red cordyline which has happily lived in a pot on the patio
for the last couple of years. However, this spring it was starting to
look a little "tired" and a lot of the lower leaves were drying up
and dropping off.

I re-potted it into a slightly larger glazed ceramic pot but it
doesn't appear to be getting any better. The colour looks faded,
compared to the vibrant specimens I've seen at the nursery, there's
no new growth and some of the lower leaves are still dropping off.

Is there anything I can do to revive it or does it have any special
requirements?
Leaves dropping off is normal. Over years, it then developes a trunk.
Moving at this time of year prob wasn't a good idea. Has the new pot got
good drainage?
When ever mine looked a bit under the weather, I used a seaweed based feed.


Thanks for all the replies and suggestions.

I re-potted it a few weeks ago now and the roots appeared to be healthy
enough. I do keep it slightly on the dry side and it's sheltered under a
canopy so doesn't get freely watered by rain.

It is sheltered in winter and I tie up the leaves into a shaft to
protect it if there's a threat of heavy rain/snow/frost etc.

I know the lower leaves do fall off to produce a trunk but it seems to
have dropped more than normal this year and it's the lack of new growth
in the centre that I was concerned about.

I'll try a seaweed feed and see if it picks up a bit.