Well shoot, I just noticed the leaves on this poor plant are being chewed on. Living in the country.....you never know what you'll find. The coons or possum snagged my garlic bulbs off the front porch. Bet it burned when they bit into though!
Anyone know what this one is? I think it might want a little more sun?
Thanks,
Megin
It looks like a Cordyline terminalis of some sort. It's not winter hardy here in zone 7b but I'm not sure what it will do in your zone. If in doubt, treat it as a houseplant :)
I think you're right. Looks like I might want to bring it inside. It has gone through a winter and come back, but I'm going to try and pot it up and move it inside to see if it does better.
Thanks for your help!
Megin
I agree with plant freak it is commonly called Ti plant from Hawaii. They used to sell 2"-3" pieces of this plant at Kmarts telling people to just put it in water and create a plant. This brought back some memories of that time. But lately they have brought to market lots of varieties of these to use in annual pots and then over winter to reuse again next summer. It has often replaced the asperagus fern and the "spike"
many people have used for years.
This is a Hawaain Ti plant and here in my Zone 5b garden it has come up 3 years in a row under an 8 inch layer of mulch in a somewhat protected area of my garden. The more sun it gets the more vivid the pink striping. It can be absolutely beautiful as long as it gets enough water to keep the edges from turning brown. In a more shady area the colors will be more muted. Most people grow it as a houseplant.
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