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Products > Cordyline banksii Electric Pink ['Sprilecpink'] PP19,213
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| Category: Tree |
| Family: Dracaenaceae (~Agaveaceae) |
| Origin: New Zealand (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Fragrant Flowers: Yes |
| Synonyms: [C. australis, C. banksii 'Electric Pink'] |
| Height: 6-10 feet |
| Width: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: <15° F |
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Cordyline banksii Electric Pink ['Sprilecpink'] PP19,213 (Electric Pink Grass Tree) - An outrageously bright pink-colored plant with an upright habit of many narrow dark maroon leaves that are edged with bright pink - truly electric! This cultivar is a bit of a mystery - its growth habit appears similar in appearance to other brightly colored Cordyline australis cultivars, though it seems to be more clump forming with a developing caudex. It is considered to be a cultivar of Cordyline banksii, the Forest Cabbage Tree or Ti Ngahere, that clumps more like a Phormium though some have speculated it to be a hybrid between Cordyline australis and Cordyline banksii. This parentage would make this plant a smaller more clumping species rather than having tree-like stature of the Cordyline australis cultivars, which easily reach 25 ft. tall. The tallest plants we have measured of Electric Pink are about 8 feet tall with considerable basal branching so the taller stems could be cut out to maintain a lower clumping plant. Our first crops of this plant were planted in August 2007 and though we were among the first nurseries in California to offer this plant, we are all still learning about how it grows and what its tolerances are. So far this plant has flourished in full sun, which enhances the color of its leaves but will also grow well in light shade. As with other Cordyline it will be best with a well-drained soil and will likely be fairly drought tolerant in coastal gardens but more lush with regular irrigation and should prove hardy to around 15° F, growing well in USDA zones 9-10. It has been a pretty reliable plant, though we have seen some long tailed mealybug infestations that seem to cause growth tip damage. In its Plant Breeders Rights documentation it is noted that this plant was a spontaneous mutation of Cordyline banksii 'CAZ50' that occurred for Jianping Chenin in Zhejiang, China in August 2003 and once the mutation proved stable was determined to be a new variety and application for Plant Breeders Rights was accepted in January 2007by Sprint Horticulture at Wamberal, New South Wales in Australia and US Plant Patent PP19,213 was issued in September 2008.
This information about Cordyline banksii Electric Pink ['Sprilecpink'] PP19,213 displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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