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Cordyline
"Hawaiian Ti"
Cordyline fruticosa
'Bicolor'

C. fruticosa (Hawaiian ti)

In their native Polynesia, Hawaiian ti plants provide long tough leaves for roof
thatching and hula skirts. Several varieties are widely grown as house plants
but require very humid growing conditions. Most have leaves 12 to 18 inches
long and grow 1 to 3 feet tall, though some plants may reach 6 feet or more.
Typical are C. fruticosa 'Bicolor', pink and green, and C. fruticosa
'Tricolor', pink, red and creamy white. Both grow well in plain water.

HOW TO GROW. Hawaiian ti plants are most colorful where they get four
or more hours a day of direct sunlight, or where they get artificial and
natural light averaging 800 foot-candles over 12 hours a day, but they
grow fairly well and have attractive though less colorful foliage in
curtain-filtered or bright indirect light, such as that reflected
from light walls. Night temperatures of 65° to 70° and day
temperatures of 75° to 85° are ideal. High humidity--about 60 per cent-
-is essential; keep the plants on a tray filled with pebbles and water,
but do not let the water touch the pots. Keep the soil wet at all times.
Feed established plants every three or four months, but wait four to six
months before feeding newly purchased or potted plants. Repot overcrowded
plants at any season, using a mixture of 1 part loam, 1 part peat moss
or leaf mold and 1 part sharp sand; to each gallon pailful of this
mixture add 1 1/2 teaspoons of 20 per cent superphosphate, 1 tablespoon
of ground limestone and 2 teaspoons of 5-10-5 fertilizer. Otherwise,
use a packaged general-purpose potting soil. Prune overgrown plants
to desired size at any season. Propagate at any season from sections
of the main stem. Watch for spider mites.

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