General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 13
Plant Height: 3'-4'
Plant Spread: 3'-4'
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Variegated
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Hawaiian Ti Plant
  • Ti Plant
  • Cabbage Tree
  • Cabbage Palm
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cordyline fruticosa
  • Synonym: Cordyline terminalis

Photo Gallery
Location: Cowells Garden Centre, Tyne and Wear England UK 
Date: 2023-04-19
Cordyline fruticosa 'Chocolate Queen'
Uploaded by sedumzz
Uploaded by rattlebox

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by rattlebox
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-24
Location: Private Garden  - Lake Jackson, TX
Date: 2012-05-21
Leaves much wider than typical Ti Plant
Location: Casselberry, Florida, United States
Date: 2020-01-03

Date: 2015-04-02
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: 2019-07-08
full sun

Date: 2015-04-02

Date: 2015-04-02

Date: 2015-04-02

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