FROM MY YARD HERE ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII
YOU GET 3
EACH ONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 INCH CUTTING FROM THE STOCK OF THE MATURE TI PLANT
YOU STICK IT IN THE GROUND KEEP IT MOIST AND IT GROWS
I PUT SOME FUN FACTS BELOW
PLANTED BY HAWAIIANS
TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS
EASY TO GROW JUST PUT IN SOIL AND KEEP MOIST THESE ARE SO EASY TO GROW YOU JUST CUT OFF A PEICE OF THE PLANT AND STICK IT IN THE GROUND, YOU CAN ADD ROOTING HOMONE IF DESIRED OR ROOT IN WATER BEFORE PUTTING IN THE GROUND SO SIMPLE
The Ti plant is most closely associated with Polynesia, its starchy rhizomes, which are very sweet when the plant is mature, were eaten as food or as medicine, and its leaves were used to thatch the roofs of houses, and to wrap and store food. The plant or its roots are referred to in most Polynesian languages as ti. Variants include ki (Hawai?ian), si (Tongan), and ?auti (Tahitian).[2] Ti leaves were also used to make items of clothing including skirts worn in dance performances. The Hawai?ian hula skirt is a dense skirt, an opaque layer of at least 50 green leaves with the bottom (top of the leaves) shaved flat. The Tongan dance dress, the sisi, is an apron of about 20 leaves, worn over a tupenu, and decorated with some yellow or red leaves (see picture at Ma?ulu?ulu).[2]
In ancient Hawai?i Ti was thought to have great spiritual power; only high priests and chiefs were able to wear leaves around their necks during certain ritual activities. Ti leaves were also used to make lei, and to outline borders between properties (for which its alternative name: terminalis). To this day some Hawaiians plant Ti near their houses to bring good luck. The leaves are also used for lava sledding. A number of leaves are lashed together and people ride down hills on them.
Ti is a popular ornamental plant, with numerous cultivars available, many of them selected for green or reddish or purple foliage.
In Hawaii, Ti rhizomes are fermented and distilled to make okolehao, a liquor.
Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F)
Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Danger:
N/A
Bloom Color:
Pale Pink
Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Other details:
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Propagation Methods:
From woody stem cuttings
By air layering
COMBINE SHIPPING
CLOTHING SHIPS FOR $1.50 EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM AFTER FIRST HIGHEST IS PAID
SEEDS SHIP FREE WITH CLOTHING
SEEDS SHIP FREE WITH FREEBEES
PAY SHIPPING ON FIRST PACK OF SEEDS ALL OTHER PACKETS SHIP FREE UP TO 100 SEEDS FOR THE SMALL ONES
LARGER SEEDS PLEASE WRITE FOR SHIPPING QUOTES ON COMBINED RATES MOST .50 EACH ADDITIONAL PACKET
PAY FOR COMBINED ORDERS IN ONE PAYMENT FOR COMBINED RATES TO QUAILIFY THIS KEEPS THE FEES DOWN
FREEBES MUST BE ONE PER LIKE PURCHASE OR THE FOLLOWING
5 PACKETS OF SEEDS = ONE PURCHASE
3 PLANTS OR CUTTING LISTINGS = ONE PURCHASE
ONE CLOTHING OR MISC = ONE PURCHASE
PLEASE WRITE WITH SPECIFIC ITEMS FOR A COMBINED RATE IF YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW THIS ALL WORKS THANKS
ALL MY ITEMS ARE LISTED ON ANOTHER SITE ALSO SO IF IT IS NOT HERE I CANCELED IT DUE TO A SALE
PLEASE WRTIE WITH QUESTIONS I LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
I AM TRYING TO KEEP THE PRICES LOW, MAKE OFFERS I WILL ACCEPT ALL REASONABLE ONES
THANKS FOR LOOKING AT MY BOOTH HAVE A GREAT DAY