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Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendor'

 
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Family: Agavaceae (ah-gav-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Cordyline (kor-di-LY-nee) (Info)
Species: australis (aw-STRAL-iss) (Info)
Cultivar: Southern Splendor
Additional cultivar information: (PP19102, aka Southern Splendour)
Hybridized by Rendle; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2007

Synonym:Dracaena australis

One member has or wants this plant for trade.

Category:
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Spacing:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Smooth-Textured
Pink

Other details:
Flowers are fragrant
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Patented

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive LagunaRich On Mar 8, 2009, LagunaRich from Laguna Niguel, CA wrote:

It should be noted that although Southern Splendor and Electric Pink look similar when very young, Southern Splendor grows up on a single stalk with a plume of pink striped leaves shooting out from the top of the stalk. Electric Pink does have a more intense pink color but only grows leaves from the ground up, without a stalk. Electric Pink shoots new leaves from division on the ground level, never growing a stalk. It looks more like the growth habit of a flax/phormium plant. Different appearances for different garden design purposes.

Neutral Kell On Jan 18, 2008, Kell from Northern California, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

I have 3 of these because they are so PINK!! But as PINK as they are, Cordyline 'Electric Pink' is more PINK and more intense. I found Cordyline 'Electric Pink' first and then saw "Southern Splendor" a couple of weeks later for less than half what I had paid for Electric Pink. I thought they were the same plant, just different names. But side by side they are so different.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Laguna Niguel, California
San Leandro, California
San Pedro, California



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