<i>Cordyline </i>plant named ‘ALCORLIPA’

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cordyline australis plant named ‘ALCORLIPA’ that is characterized by its variegated foliage with centers that are lime-green in color and margins that are creamy white in color, its compact plant habit, and its slender leaves that are linear in shape.

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Cordyline plant named ‘ALCORLIPA’ as herein illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying color photographs illustrate the overall appearance and distinct characteristics of the new Cordyline. The plants in the photographs were taken of a 1-year-old plant of ‘ALCORLIPA’ as grown in a 17-cm container in a greenhouse in Pontrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, The United Kingdom.

(2) FIG. 1 provides a side view of a plant of ‘ALCORLIPA’.

(3) FIG. 2 provides a close-up view of the foliage of ‘ALCORLIPA’.

(4) The colors in the photographs are as close as possible with the photographic and printing technology utilized and color values cited in the detailed botanical description accurately describe the colors of the new Cordyline.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT

(5) The following is a detailed description of plants 1 year in age as grown in 17-cm containers in a greenhouse in Pontrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, The United Kingdom. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, as it has not been tested under all possible environmental conditions. The color determinations are in accordance with The 2015 Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. General description: Plant type.—Perennial. Plant habit.—Compact. Plant size.—Average of 36.8 cm in height and 69.5 cm in spread as one-year-old plant. Blooming period.—No flower production has been observed. Hardiness.—At least in U.S.D.A. Zones 8b to 12. Diseases and pests.—No susceptibility or resistance to diseases or pests has been observed. Environmental stresses.—Drought and heat resistant. Root description.—Fibrous. Propagation.—Tissue culture. Growth rate.—Moderate. Root development.—10 weeks to produce a young plant from a rooted cutting, 52 weeks from propagation to a saleable plant. Stem description: Main shoot grows from base, no stems present. Foliage description: Leaf shape.—Linear. Leaf division.—Simple. Leaf quantity.—38. Leaf base.—Sheathing, sheath length; average of 1.2 cm in length, 1.5 cm in width, color; upper side 146A, base 157B, lower side 144C, base 157A. Leaf apex.—Narrowly acute, slightly tapering at the tip. Leaf venation.—Parallel, upper surface; a blend of NN137A, 191A, 4D, 5D, and 160D, lower surface 146A. Leaf margins.—Entire, glabrous and smooth. Leaf arrangement.—Alternate in a basal rosette. Leaf aspect.—Held in an average angle of 80° to stem, moderately carinate and moderately arching downward, tips pointing downward in an average angle of −40°. Leaf surface.—Upper surface slightly glossy to moderately glossy, lower surface matte to very slightly glossy. Leaf color.—Young upper surface; between 147B and 191A, margined and irregularly axillary striped 150A and 150B, young lower surface; 147B, margined and irregularly axillary striped 150A and 150B, mature upper surface; NN137A and 191A, margined and irregularly axillary striped 4D, 5D, and 160D, mature lower surface; a blend of NN137A, NN137B, 147A, 189A and 191A, margined and irregularly axillary striped 4D, 5D, and 160D. Leaf size.—Average of 45.6 cm in length and 1.2 cm in width. Petiole.—None present. Flower description: No flowers have been observed to date, grown as a foliage plant.