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Staff pickIllustrationThe first image is a studio illustration showing the plant and pot shape. The other 3 photographs are of our own stock at the nursery — those are what the plant actually looks like on the bench.
Outdoor Plants
Cordyline Calypso Queen
Cordyline fruticosa ‘Calypso Queen’
Calypso Queen is the darkest-foliage plant in the indoor range. New growth comes in a hot magenta-pink and hardens to a deep wine-purple that reads almost black in shade, so an established plant carries both at once.
Colour is entirely light-dependent. Bright indirect light keeps the pink coming; a dark corner turns the whole plant a dull bronze-green within a couple of months, and it does not reverse until you move it back.
- New leaves emerge hot pink and age to wine-purple
- One of the very few genuinely dark-foliage indoor plants
- Needs bright light — it dulls to bronze-green in shade
Rs 1,800for the 10 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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4.8(19 reviews) In stock, dispatched in 1–2 working days
Packed by hand
Dispatched in 1–2 working days
7-day guarantee
Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 60 cm – 1.2 m
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Difficulty
- Moderate to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
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How to look after your Cordyline Calypso Queen
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Bright indirect light. Tolerates medium light, though variegated forms lose contrast in shade.
- Water
- When the top 5 cm is dry, roughly every 10–14 days. Sensitive to fluoride — filtered or rested water is better.
- Humidity
- Moderate. Appreciates a boost in dry winter air.
- Soil
- Well-draining potting mix with perlite.
- Feeding
- Monthly at half strength, spring through summer.
- Temperature
- 18–30°C. Keep above 13°C.
If something goes wrong
Brown tips with a yellow halo
Why it happens: Fluoride or salts in tap water.
What to do: Use filtered water and flush the pot thoroughly every few months.
Bare, leggy stem
Why it happens: Natural habit with age, accelerated by low light.
What to do: Cut the cane back — it reshoots below the cut, and the removed top roots easily in water.
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