About
Cordyline australis 'Peko' is a palm-like shrub or small tree characterized by its vibrant green, arching foliage, which displays a reddish-pink hue on the undersides and features a pink stripe down the center. When fully grown, this plant can produce fragrant white flowers in rounded clusters, which are later succeeded by berries.
About the genus
Cordyline consists of evergreen shrubs or tree-like perennials that resemble palms. These plants feature clusters or tufts of long, narrow, leathery leaves and produce fragrant, cup-shaped flowers in terminal panicles, which are succeeded by small, round berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Palms, Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Bushy, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade in a sheltered position. See cordyline cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required. Old, dead leaves can be pulled away from the base
- Propagation
- Propagate by removing well-rooted suckers in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and scale insects
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to cordyline slime flux and honey fungus (rarely)