I think that's what it is. It seemed to die in the cold of last year. I had it cut down, I thought it was a bit of an eyesore anyway. But now it appears to be re-growing. It's too close to the house, so how can I get rid of it?

Would appreciate any tips.

From your description, it probably is a cordyline. If they get damaged by cold in two successive winters, often they don't regrow. So if you cut off the new shoots as they are formed, it will probably give up before very long. I'd try that for a bit before wasting chemicals on it. As an aside, cordylines aren't palms, they are more closely related to things like yuccas, agaves, asparagus and bluebells.

They've got a bit bigger than that, say about 15 inches, but I'll pull them out anyway. And thanks for the replies and the advice.

On 22/08/2011 15:13, silvery wrote:
I think that's what it is. It seemed to die in the cold of last year.
I had it cut down, I thought it was a bit of an eyesore anyway. But
now it appears to be re-growing. It's too close to the house, so how
can I get rid of it?

Would appreciate any tips.

Info he
http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com...line-australis

I tried to remove a 1.5 m plant once. Its deep root was in the heavy
clay and ironstone subsoil about 25 cm below the surface. I broke it
off at that depth and replanted the trunk, which fortunately still had
some fibrous roots, and took. A couple of years later I was surprised
to see new shoots from the old site! I guess that the broken-off root
was still viable.

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Jeff