About
Cordyline banksii Electric Flash ('Sprilecflash' PBR) is an evergreen plant characterized by its multiple stems and a palm-like structure. It features elongated, upright leaves that are pointed at the tips. The leaves exhibit variegation, displaying reddish-brown central stripes alongside creamy-yellow edges. In summer, this plant produces fragrant white flowers.
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, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Palms, Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade; 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 scale insects and glasshouse red spider mite if grown under glass
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to cordyline slime flux and honey fungus (rarely)