While I have not grown it, it does grow wild over there, and it does love the
heat, as Hawaii never goes under 70F even at night and it's humid there too. The
local people there use the leaves for all kinds of things too.


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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:17:41 -0400, "madgardener"
wrote:

what kind, Polar?

I just took it to the nabe nursery to be ID'd. It's a Ti Plant
(Hawaiian tropical). Cordyline Terminalis. Purple-edged leaves.

I asked if it was OK to put it in the ground but the Japanese-American
head honcho was kinda iffy about winter, even though this is So.Calif
coastal.

So I guess I'll leave it as a patio plant, and if we have much
"winter" will bring it inside. We don't heat, so it wouldn't be
bothered by that.

Nursery guy said it needed a lot of light, but WGB says
"tolerates low light intensity. ?? WGB says it can reach 6-8 feet
in "in special frost-free locations where it receives regular water
and soil stays warm." Would be kinda fun to grow it that tall!

Well, we *are* frost free, and I can make sure it receives regular
water, but I don't think soil stays exactly "warm" all year; never
occurred to me to measure temp; I just grow different veggies in the
"winter" than in the summer.

An interesting challenge.

Input from anyone who has grown a Ti plant (outside of real tropical
areas like Hawaii) would be welcome.

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On 14 Jul 2003 23:55:06 GMT, ospam (Roseb441702)
wrote:

I was at my local Franks store because I wanted some tomato plants. I
must
have been there after the good ones were taken but I was determined not