Two new steroidal saponins, 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-22α-methoxy-5α-furost-25(27)-ene-1β,3β,26-triol 1-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1), and 26-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-22α-methoxy-furosta-5,25(27)-diene-1β,3β,26-triol 1-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fucopyranoside (2) were isolated and elucidated from the roots of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev. Their structures were established by interpretation of spectroscopic data (1 D and 2 D NMR) and mass spectrometry (HR-ESI-MS). Graphical Abstract

Two new triterpenoid saponins, 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 -> 4)-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 -> 3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 -> 4)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 -> 3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-arabinopyranosyloleanolic acid (1) and 3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 -> 4)-[alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1 -> 3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 -> 4)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 -> 3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 -> 2)-beta-D-xylopyranosyloleanolic acid (2), were isolated and elucidated from the underground parts of Weigela x "Bristol Ruby". Their structures were established by interpretation of spectroscopic data (1 D and 2 D NMR) and mass spectrometry (MS).