Tropical Zone Gardening: Happy New Year...Ti for Thee, 1 by Metrosideros

Metrosideros wrote:
The Dragon Tree is Dracaena draco. Many botanists have placed Dracaenas in the Pleomele Genus. Some Dracaenas have been placed in the Cordyline Genus.

Ti's are all considered Cordylines, mostly Cordyline fruticosa. A cultivar of Cordyline australis, 'Purple Towers' has leaves like a Ti plant, it forms a large suckering bush.

Dracaena type plants from Pacific Islands are now placed in Pleomele. Dracaena type plants from Australia and New Zealand are placed in Cordyline.

Dracaena type plants from the Old World are still placed in Dracaena.

Dracaena draco is the plant to the left of the picture.

Aloha, Dave