Cordyline fruticosa – Ti Plant

Description

Cordyline fruticosa – Ti Plant / Cabbage Palm

Family: Asparagaceae
Packet: 10 seeds

Description

Cordyline fruticosa is a tropical foliage plant with upright stems and broad, lance-shaped leaves. Leaf colour varies among plants and cultivars, ranging from green to reddish and purple tones.

Key Features

• Foliage Colour: Green to Purple (Variable)
• Plant habit: Evergreen upright shrub
• Garden interest and important notes: Small flowers may be followed by fleshy berries on mature plants. Plants raised from seed are variable and cannot be guaranteed to have the same leaf colours as a named ornamental cultivar.

Growing Conditions

• Position: Bright filtered light or partial shade; shelter from harsh afternoon sun.
• Soil: Fertile, organically enriched soil with good drainage.
• Water: Keep evenly moist during active growth, without leaving roots in stagnant water.
• Climate: Tropical or warm, humid conditions; frost-sensitive.

Seed Propagation

1. Sow: Sow just under the surface of moist, airy seed-raising mix.
2. Germination conditions: Maintain warm, humid conditions in bright indirect light; avoid waterlogging.
3. After germination: Transplant carefully when seedlings have formed several leaves.

Germination depends on seed freshness, temperature and growing conditions.

Germination advice: These instructions are a recommended guide. Germination results and timing may vary depending on seed freshness, storage, temperature and growing conditions. Alternative propagation methods may also be successful.