FoliageRed Ti Plant
Cordyline fruticosa
Red Ti Plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 9-15 ft × 3-8 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect red blooms in spring and summer. It stands up well to humidity, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 9-15 ft × 3-8 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated
- Bloom color
- Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Humidity
- Watch out for
- Contact dermatitis, Poisonous to humans, Problem for cats, Problem for children, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses
- Native to
- Eastern Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Red Ti Plant is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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