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Products > Cordyline banksii Electric Star ['Sprilecstar'] PP24,164
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![Image of Cordyline banksii Electric Star ['Sprilecstar'] PP24,164](https://www.smgrowers.com/imagedb/Cordyline_ElectricStar.jpg )
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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 'Electric Star'] |
| Height: 4-8 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 Star ['Sprilecstar'] PP24,164 - (Electric Star Grass Tree) - An interestingly colored plant with a clumping upright habit with many narrow leaves that appear mostly green but have a deep burgundy central stripe - very unusual! Like its sister Cordyline 'Electric Pink', 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 listed as a cultivar of Cordyline banksii, the Forest Cabbage Tree or Ti Ngahere that clumps more like a Phormium and this parentage could 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. Though usually listed as a plant only growing to 4 feet we have found reports of it exceeding 6 feet in Australia and if related to 'Electric Pink', then growing even taller is not out of the question. The tallest plants we have measured of 'Electric Pink' are about 7 feet tall with considerable basal branching, thus the taller stems could be cut out to maintain a lower clumping plant. As with other Cordyline it will be best with a well-drained soil and will likely by 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. This plant from Sprint Horticulture of Wamberal, New South Wales is protected overseas under the Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) program and was issued US Plant Patent number 24,164 on January 14, 2014. The image courtesy of Sprint Horticulture. We discontinued growing this item in 2016 - while this plant grew well initially, it would sometimes initiate very colorful shoots having little chlorophyll and then lose vigor with age.
The information displayed on this page about Cordyline banksii Electric Star ['Sprilecstar'] PP24,164 is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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