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Cordyline manners-suttoniae
Cordyline manners-suttoniae is an evergreen shrub or small tree from wet rainforest in northeastern Queensland, growing to 4 to 5 m with large crowded leaves. It grows best in humid, moist conditions with good drainage and some shade when young.
Cordyline manners-suttoniae, commonly known as the giant palm lily, is an evergreen plant found only in rainforest of northeastern Queensland, Australia.
The giant palm lily is found in eastern Queensland from about Cooktown southwards to about Rockhampton. It inhabits rainforest in very wet areas, near swamps and areas with poorly drained soils. The altitudinal range is from near sea level to about 700 m (2,300 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cordyline manners-suttoniae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
