| Description | A tropical shrub that makes a nice colorful house plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (kor-dil-LYE-nee) (tur-min-NAY-liss) (Tea not Ti Plant) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | Sunset 21-25, 27, hardiness 10 |
| Sunlight | bright to light shade |
| Moisture | even moist to moist, never dry |
| Soil & Site | rich moist |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house plus |
| Flowers | When grown outdoors in warmer climates they will produce a cluster of white flowers. Probably never will bloom in the house. |
| Leaves | There are many different cultivars with many different leaf colors. |
| Dimensions | Can reach 10 feet but much shorter when grown as an indoor plant |
| Maintenance | Ti plants have strong terminal dominance. Cutting off the top will produce a branched plant. |
| Propagation | cuttings, air layers |
| Native Site | Polynesia |
| Misc Facts | Leaves are used for cooking and fashioned into hula skirts for Polynesian dancers. syn: Cordyline fruticosa, Dracaena terminalis) |
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