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Cordyline banksii Electric Star ('Sprilecstar'PBR)

cabbage palm [Electric Star]

A palm-like shrub or small tree, with a freely clumping habit and colourful, upright to arching, strap-shaped leaves with dark purple-brown centres, bright green margins and orange midribs. In late spring and early summer, mature plants produce a mass of tiny creamy-white flowers

Synonyms
Cordyline banksii 'Sprilecstar'PBR

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Size
Ultimate height
1.5–2.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
1–1.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring White Cream Purple Brown Green Orange Variegated
Summer White Cream Purple Brown Green Orange Variegated
Autumn Purple Brown Green Orange Variegated
Winter Purple Brown Green Orange Variegated
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Drought resistance
Yes
Hardiness
H3
Botanical details
Family
Asparagaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Clump forming
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

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How to grow

Cultivation

Under glass, grow in pots of 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 horticultural fleece or bring containers inside if very cold weather is forecast. See cordyline cultivation for further information

Propagation

Propagate by stem cuttings or by removing and re-potting well-rooted offsets in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Architectural
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Patio and container plants
  • Sub-tropical
  • Low Maintenance
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to mealybugs, scale insects and red spider mites when grown under glass

Diseases

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

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