Cordyline fruticosa, commonly known as ti, ti plant, cabbage tree or cordyline, is a broadleaf evergreen. Outdoors, the ti plant grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 feet tall, as a houseplant, it generally remains between 3 and 6 feet tall.
Cordyline (Botanical Name: C. terminalis) are common decorative plants that thrive outdoors, but also make excellent houseplants. The name Cordyline originates from Greek; the word kordyle, meaning "club," is a reference to the plant's enlarged underground stems. Cordyline typically has leathery leaves shaped like a spear or lance with a variety of coloring including green, red, yellow, white, purple, and purplish-red. Caring for these plants indoors is simple and straightforward, but they must be kept warm and they need a lot of light. Some species in this group have fragrant flowers followed by berries. The plant will produce white to pale lavender flowers that are cup-shaped and sweet-smelling. They bloom in early summer and then small berries will appear after the flowers. It's more typical for flowering to occur in outdoor varieties, but flowers can appear on houseplants.
