Ti 'Morning Sunshine'. In the foreground: 'Neoregalia 'Dragon'

@Dutchlady1 Oooh, love that Hawaiian Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa 'Morning Sunshine') You should add a photo to the database!

That Ti is like a ray of sunshine.

plantladylin said:@Dutchlady1 Oooh, love that Hawaiian Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa 'Morning Sunshine') You should add a photo to the database!

Thanks - I kind of forgot to do that but have done so now.

@ScotTi - do you have the 'Singapore Twist'? I saw it yesterday and fell in love..... but $$$

Dutchlady1 said:@ScotTi - do you have the 'Singapore Twist'? I saw it yesterday and fell in love..... but $$$

Hetty, Here is a photo of my 'Singapore Twist' (aka 'Showgirl' and 'New Guienea Fan') purchased last summer.
It is the most expensive Ti that I have ever purchased... but I wanted one real bad. To me it was worth the money. I was also given a pretty lg cutting from a fellow Ti grower last spring as a surprise gift, but failed to root. He also failed to root his cuttings.


This will be grown as a potted plant by the pool as there is now way I am going to stick it in the ground.

I don't blame you, Scott, that one is fantastically gorgeous! I assume your pool is in an enclosure too, right? Ours in the west are all out in the open.

Oh wow is all I can say. Singapore Twist is stunning.

Told you I fell in love...... The nursery I was at wanted $ 200 for it.... THAT wasn't going to happen! I'll keep looking.

Let us all know if you find it any cheaper anywhere. I think we all want this!

Karen, Yes the pool is enclosed and the most special plants get to live in it. I know from past experience what a hail storm can do to Ti plants.

Oh yes, hail can ruin almost any plant. We had a bad hailstorm one year in NM. It shredded all of our screens, broke all of the plastic on our travel trailer roof, and shredded most of my plants. Here is a pic of it. That isn't snow! I'm glad your special plants are safe inside the enclosure.

Karen, I have not had to deal with that much hail (knock on wood). Here we have to deal with the pea size hail in our thunderstorms a few times a year. Most of the time it is no big deal. I have only dealt with 2 damaging hail storms in 20 yrs here. I try to protect most plants, by planting with overhead tree canopy.

Dutchlady1 said:Ti 'Morning Sunshine'. In the foreground: 'Neoregalia 'Dragon'

• Hawaiian Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa 'Morning Sunshine')
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Hetty, What type of sun conditions are you growing 'Morning Sunshine' in? My plant has not lived up to looking good like yours and I want to rip it out at times. My plant gets a lot of afternoon sun that I now believe this one dislikes.

Hmmmm, could the name be giving you a hint?

ardesia said:Hmmmm, could the name be giving you a hint?

Where should I plant my 'Pink Moonlight'?

Scott, that one was purchased at a nursery and planted just before I took this picture (in a friend's yard). It gets (GULP) afternoon sun there, so we may need to rethink its location.....

Those are beautiful plants, Scott. Planting under the canopies of trees makes a lot of sense in many ways. Great way to help protect from hail storms.