Cordyline banksii Electric Flash ('Sprilecflash'PBR)

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cabbage palm [Electric Flash]

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Synonyms

Cordyline banksii 'Sprilecflash'PBR

Palms Shrubs Trees
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An evergreen, multi-stemmed, palm-like tree or shrub with long, upright, pointed leaves. The foliage is variegated with reddish-brown central stripes and creamy-yellow margins. Scented white flowers are borne in summer

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

1.5-2.5 metres

Max Spread

1-1.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
10–20 years
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres
Max Height
1.5-2.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing or East–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

Fragrance Flower
Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asparagaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
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

Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade; see cordyline cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by removing well-rooted suckers in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Gravel garden
  • Mediterranean climate plants
  • Patio and container plants
  • Wall side borders

Pruning

No pruning required. Old, dead leaves can be pulled away from the base

Pests

May be susceptible to scale insects and glasshouse red spider mite if grown under glass

Diseases

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