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You could know this as a number of things Torquay palm , Cabbage Tree it goes on and on . Most people seem to use this as a centerpiece to their planters. Get them in the soil, sit back and be amazed . They are fast growing flower and look even better after they flower as they branch. They are reasonably cheap to buy so buy a few and dot them about.

this is what I found was looking for a photo but can't find any yet

From what I can see salli it depends on the type of Cordyline you have, was looking at some from New Zealand and they seemed to be ok outside.

Cordyline banksii - The Forest Cabbage Tree

It is unlikely that C. banksii from the North Island could survive the worst the British climate can do, but I think it's fair to say if you have grown C. australis successfully, whether planted out or put in a greenhouse or conservatory for the winter, you could grow C. banksii I was reluctant to believe this until this last winter, because it just doesn't look like a hardy plant, but last winter two out of three test plants left outside survived -8C. (However, having said that, my experience with all Cordylines in pots is that exposing them to the limits of their cold tolerance in the winter sets them back so they don't start growing again until the middle of the following summer. This coming winter I shall be burying the pots and crowns of my specimens in the greenhouse in polystyrene 'pasta'.) The Forest Cabbage Tree is not fussy in a pot but like most bold foliage plants it looks its best when fed well. It is used to a windy, rainy climate and in warm dry; still air inside it is susceptible to red spider mite.

As I mentioned, the main problem with C. banksii is lack of availability. Burncoose and Southdown Nurseries, Gwennap, near Falmouth is the only nursery I know of that stock plants of C. banksii in the U.K. Graham Hutchins of County Park Nurseries, Wingletye Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, who is a New Zealand plant specialist, has had some of my micro-propagated plants.