Cordyline australis

Cordyline australis

Jianye Zhujiao is an evergreen shrub with a height of up to 3 meters. It has an upright stem with few branches, dense leaf scars on the stem, and leaves clustered at the top. It is purple red or green with red stripes, leathery and broad lanceolate, with hard and obvious ribs in the middle. The petiole is 10-15 cm long, and the leaf cap is 30-40 cm long. The flowers are conical inflorescences, attached to the top leaf axils, light red, and the fruit is a berry.