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Cordyline fruticosa
Red ti plant. Can grow as low bushes or get to be 10 feet tall.
Our yard in Maui, 2200 foot elevation, dry sunny climate.
Sacred to the Hawaiians. They brought it here about 1700 years ago.
Spotted on Sep 21, 2012
Submitted on Sep 21, 2012
2 Comments
Thank you nakakuraj. GrahamDeVey, this is a hybrid Ti plant which is introduced to Hawaii (NOT indigenous or Endemic). This Mission is for Hawaiian indigenous/endemic plants. Mahalo.
What a beautiful plant! However, it's not a true native Hawaiian plant. This may have to go under another category.