Cordyline indivisa vera 
Native of New Zealand. 
Nat. Order: Litrace. Tribe: DRACENEA. 
Cordyline indivisa, Kunth, ex Hooker, fil., “‘ Handb. 
N. Zeal. Flora,” 282 (1867). 
This is very rare in our gardens at present, although I have 
been informed that it was plentiful enough about forty years 
ago, and used to be shown at all the horticultural exhibitions, 
in groups of stove and greenhouse plants. It is hardy here, 
and has stood out uninjured for several winters. If this 
fine foliage plant ever becomes common again, I believe 
that the best way of saving it during the winter is to 
plant it out, wherever the climate allows of it. It is difficult 
to keep it alive in a pot during the winter. I had some 
placed on the border of a cold orchard house and covered with 
soil, and others were potted; the first made several fine 
leaves and were as healthy as possible, while the potted 
plants looked wretched, and were half dead by spring. My 
gardener was clever enough to raise a good many plants from 
seed imported from New Zealand, its native place; I don't 
think there are many in this country, except in Cornwall and 
the Scilly Isles. 
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