Cordyline banksii Electric Pink ('Sprilecpink')

RHS Plant Profile

cabbage palm [Electric Pink]

John Fielding

Synonyms

Cordyline banksii 'Sprilecpink'
Cordyline banksii 'Electric Pink'

Grass Like Shrubs

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A clump-forming or short-stemmed evergreen perennial to 1.5m, bearing arching, sword-shaped, pink to bronze-pink leaves

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

1-1.5 metres

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 0.5-1 metres
Max Height: 1-1.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H3

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Asparagaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Tufted
Genus: Cordyline are palm-like evergreen shrubs or tree-like perennials, with rosettes or tufts of linear or anrrowly lance-shaped, leathery leaves, and terminal panicles of fragrant, cup-shaped flowers followed by small. spherical berries
Name Status: Trade

How to Grow

Cultivation

Under glass, grow in pots of peat-free, loam-based potting compost with full light. Water moderately while in growth and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly; water sparingly in winter. Outdoors, grow in a warm, south-facing position and provide winter protection; wrap with biodegradable horticultural fleece or bring containers inside if very cold weather is forecast. See cordyline cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by stem cuttings or removal of suckers in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Gravel garden
Mediterranean climate plants
Patio and container plants
Sub-tropical
Low Maintenance
Bedding
Conservatory and greenhouse
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to mealybugs

Diseases

May be susceptible to cordyline slime flux and honey fungus (rarely)