About
Cordyline 'Southern Splendour' develops into a compact, palm-like tree over time. Initially, it showcases a dense cluster of long, narrow, evergreen leaves that grow close to the ground. The leaves are olive green, accented by wide pink edges and delicate pink stripes. When fully grown, this plant can produce substantial clusters of small, fragrant, pinkish-white flowers during the summer months.
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, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Palms, Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Coastal, Gravel garden, City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate 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 glasshouse red spider mite and scale insects
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to cordyline slime flux and honey fungus (rarely)