Cordyline banksii Electric Pink™ Sprilecpink

Common Name:
Electric Pink Cabbage Tree

Description:
Cordyline banksii Electric Pink™ (Sprilecpink) is a striking ornamental foliage plant known for its bold, neon-pink and deep burgundy striped leaves that make a dramatic statement in any landscape. This New Zealand native cultivar forms a clumping habit of strappy, upright foliage that adds vibrant colour and a tropical feel to garden beds, feature pots, or modern planting schemes. Unlike some other cordylines, Electric Pink™ is multi-stemmed, offering a bushier form that holds colour exceptionally well throughout the year.

Perfectly suited to Melbourne’s climate, this variety is cold-hardy, wind-tolerant, and moderately drought-tolerant once established. It thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soils. In spring and summer, mature plants may produce clusters of small, fragrant white flowers on long stems, followed by berries. However, the real appeal of Electric Pink™ lies in its foliage impact. It’s excellent for feature planting, contrast borders, containers, and adding architectural structure to mixed garden designs.

Form:
*Shrub – Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
*Shrub – Medium

Mature Size:
*Height: 1.2–1.5 metres
*Width: 1 metre

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer
(Note: flowers are secondary to foliage appeal)

Flower Colour:
*White (occasionally produced in mature plants)

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Low Maintenance
*Drought Tolerant (once established)
*Frost Tolerant (light)
*Evergreen
*Architectural Foliage
*Year-Round Colour
*Suitable for Tropical, Contemporary, or Coastal Gardens
*Wind Tolerant
*Clumping Habit (not single trunked)

Toxicity:
*Toxic to pets (especially cats and dogs if leaves are ingested)
*Low toxicity to humans (if ingested in large amounts)

Companion Plants:
*Phormium ‘Pink Panther’
*Lomandra ‘Lime Tuff’
*Coprosma ‘Pacific Sunset’
*Agapanthus ‘Agapetite’
*Pennisetum ‘Nafray’