How to Grow and Care for Hawaiian Ti Plants

14.10.2023 - 16:23 / gardenerspath.com / Joe Butler

How to Grow and Care for Hawaiian Ti Plants Cordyline fruticosa

In my 24-plus years on Earth, I’ve found that it’s difficult to feel bummed out in a tropical paradise.

If you’re trying to bring a taste of the tropics into your home and lighten the mood, why not grow a Hawaiian ti plant? Pull back the shades, put on some Jimmy Buffett, and it’ll almost feel like you’re at the beach!

Beams of sunlight and “Margaritaville” aside, an indoor space with a Cordyline fruticosa or two can be really inviting.

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With lush, colorful leaves and an eye-catching size, a Hawaiian ti plant makes for a delightful addition to almost any room.

But keeping a Hawaiian ti plant healthy and happy indoors requires that you cater to its physiological needs so that it feels like it’s in the tropics… and that can be tough if you don’t know how.

That’s why we’ve whipped up this guide: to give you that necessary know-how. After reading it, you’ll be able to keep your Hawaiian-themed hangouts looking quite on-brand.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

Hawaiian ti plants – aka Cordyline fruticosa, or simply ti plants – are broadleaf evergreen perennials which hail from tropical regions of maritime Southeast Asia, north Australia, and west Oceania.

It’s hard to know exactly where they originated and where they were introduced early on, but they’re currently found in Central and South America, and most of Oceania.

Formerly classified as a member of the Dracaena genus, ti plants are hardy in USDA Zones 10 to 12.

Hawaiian ti reach heights of up to 10 feet and spread up to five feet when grown outdoors. But they’ll often top out