General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full 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: To 10 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pale pink
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Edible Parts: Roots
Eating Methods: Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Ti Plant
  • Cabbage Tree
  • Cabbage Palm
  • Broad-Leaved Palm Lily
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cordyline fruticosa
  • Synonym: Cordyline terminalis
  • Synonym: Dracaena warocquei
  • Synonym: Dracaena robusta

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Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2019-12-06
Location: Enterprise, AL Z8b Date: 2013-08-31
Location: St. Augustine, FL Date: 2021-12-11
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2019-12-06
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2019-12-06
Photo by ScotTi
Location: Opp, AL Z8b Date: 2022-10-30 After about 2 months, tons of roots have formed in a jar of water
Location: Tampa FL
Location: St. Augustine, FL Date: 2021-12-11
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: My garden Date: 2022-12-21
Location: St. Augustine, FL Date: 2021-12-11
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2020-12-30 Juvenile plant
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Potomac MD Date: 2018-07-07
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2021-01-04
Photo by orchidgal
Photo by Dutchlady1
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2020-12-30
Location: Oceanside, California Date: 2019-08-21
Location: all photos from my gardens Date: 2018-07-16
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2020-11-23
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Opp, AL Z8b Date: 2021-07-17 Cutting after 4 weeks in water.
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Enterprise, AL Z8b Date: 2021-10-17
Location: Tampa FL
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2018-09-21 Cordyline terminalis 001
Location: Naples, FL Date: 2023-02-04
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show Date: 2018-03-07
Location: My garden Date: 2019-12-20
Location: My garden Date: 2019-12-20
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Date: 2014-02-03
Location: Washington Park Botanical Garden - Springfield, Il. Date: 2016-03-26
Date: July 7, 2009
Date: June 29, 2009
Location: Opp, AL Z8b Date: 2023-01-12 The result of freezing temps 2-3 weeks ago.
Location: Tampa FL
Location: Tampa, Florida Date: Jan 2013 Easy to propagate, adds color to my garden when my plants are not
Location: Kaua'i Date: 2014-06-24
Location: Paraty, Brazil Date: 2010-02-03 In a friend's garden
Location: Paraty, Brazil Date: 2010-01-26 In a friend's garden
Location: Paraty, Brazil Date: 2010-01-26 In a friend's garden
Location: Tampa FL Date: 03/20/16 Ti in the garden landscape
Location: Van der Veer Botanical Garden Davenport, Iowa Date: 2012-07-01
Location: My garden Date: 2019-12-20
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida
Location: Tampa FL Date: March 2018
Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas Date: 2022-04-06
Location: Fairfax VA Date: June 25
Location: New Orleans, LA Date: 2013-03-30
Location: Tampa FL
Location: Tampa FL Date: 2016-01-16
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022 Date: 2022-07-22
Date: 4000-10-16
Location: sarasota fl Date: 2018-09-21 What is it
Location: Houston area
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2017-01-11
Location: Houston area
Location: Chapin, SC Date: 2016-09-27
Location: Opp, AL Date: 2013-11-27
Location: Opp, AL Date: 2013-11-27
Location: Southwest Florida Date: summer 2009 Seeds ready to be harvested.
Location: Tampa FL
Location: Kaua'i Date: 2014-06-24
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Southwest Florida Date: January 2016
Location: Naples, FL Date: 2023-02-04
Location: Along the road side , Paraty, Brazil Date: 2013-12-26
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Date: 2013-12-05
Location: Tampa FL
Location: My garden Date: 2019-12-20
Location: Southwest Florida Date: May 2012
Location: Kapaa (Kauai), Hawaii at Pono Kai Resort Date: 01-16-2014 Ti Plant, I thought it was some type of Rubber Tree ;-)
Location: Tampa FL
Date: 2014-02-22
Date: 2014-02-22
Location: Southwest Florida Date: July 2015 rooting stalk with new growth emerging.
Date: 2013-03-23
Date: 2013-03-23
Location: Tampa FL Date: Dec. 2015 Flowers on Cordyline fruicosa
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023 Date: 2023-04-06
Location: Houston area
Location: Kaua'i Date: 2014-06-24
Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa Date: 2011-07-02
Date: 2014-02-22
Date: 2014-02-22
Date: 2013-03-23
Date: 2013-03-23
Date: 2013-03-23
Location: Houston area
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Comments:
  • Posted by Rainbow (Oceania, Mariana Islands - Zone 11b) on Sep 3, 2015 4:58 PM concerning plant:
    Leaves of the green ti leaves are used to wrap different kinds of foods for steam cooking. They are also used to make hula skirts.
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