Australian and New Zealand Gardening: Before and after, 1 by weed_woman

weed_woman wrote:
Hi Debi, that looks like a little hoya you have there. I think the red plants you are after are Cordyline fruiticosa. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/162509/ They have a different name for them in America. If you see any at friends houses ask for a cutting. You can cut it quite large (about 2 foot long) then stand it in a bucket of water (which you may have to change sometimes to stop it going smelly) it will start to form white lumps on the stem, these are roots! Then pot it up, or put it straight in the ground and wa-laa! They are very easy to grow and don't mind full sun, but I would give it some protection from the wind.
Let me know if you can't find any, and I'll see if I can get a smaller one started.
Sue (ps, Hi Sheila)
Is this the plant?