Re: slightly OT/Ti plant
- Subject: Re: slightly OT/Ti plant
- From: W* G*
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 15:52:00 -0400
On 6/21/01 1:05 AM Nan Sterman (nsterman@plantsoup.com) wrote:
>I know this is somewhat off topic but I trust that one of you might
>be able to answer this question.
>
>My 10 year old son brought me a gift of "ti" plant. I am sure you've
>seen this stuff, it looks like two short pieces of sugar cane or
>dracena stalk in a cellophane wrapper with a mimeographed
>instructions on how to grow the ti plant.
The 'Ti' plant is usually Cordyline terminalis. Stem cuttings are often
sold with one end painted to indicate the top. But if you don't know
which end is up, just rest the cuttings horizontally on a tray of damp
sand or perlite and the shoots - which are what are seen growing from the
nodes - will soon be readily distinguishable from the roots.
Once roots are formed, plant in a pot or in the ground in a warm climate.
There are many varieties of this dracaena, some of which grow three
metres high. Likes water and sun, but not a particularly demanding plant.
Another plant that can be grown outdoors in US Zone 10b or 11 is the
Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis indica), although I have a recollection of
once seeing this vine hugging the outside of a greenhouse at the Strybing
Arboretum in San Francisco. So perhaps it qualifies as a Medit plant. Has
remarkable very fragrant flowers that begin the day white, then turning
pink and finally red as the day wears on. Recently posted some snaps of
Q. indica at www.photopoint.com (wmglover@granger.com) if any are curious
about this handsome and vigorous vine.
William Glover
Nevis, West Indies
