What type of cordyline is this.

I'm a little confused by the photograph - I can't see the woody stem, like a thin trunk, that Cordyline usually has. Is there one?

The picture is from above.

The stem is just starting to form at the bottom, the bottom leaves are going brown i have already cut some off, now its in the ground next spring I am hoping it will be more rapid growing, it has sun for most of the day.

I have read that pots slow the growing of them down, when we bought it it was alot smaller than it is now, hopefully it will now catch up.

Ok. It may eventually flower, but they don't always. Not sure of the variety, will check it tomorrow if no one else has answered.

Thanks that would be much welcomed, the last one i had flowered in the same spot so fingers crossed. I await the result of what you find.

I can't actually see any coloured stripe in your photo above - it just looks like the basic Cordyline australis to me.

I have added a picture of the cordyline close up, so that the red colour is shown.

I think its Cordyline australis 'Vietchii' - never seen it, but it has red bases and red midribs running up the leaves, like this seems to have, though yours looks more pinky red.

How hardy are these types of cordylines, it has been outside unprotected the last winter at least and it didn't die so i am gessing it is a hardy has the normal green types.

Yes, fully hardy.