Cordyline fruticosa 'Chocolate Queen' is a variegated cultivar of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. Its strap-like foliage is very wide for a Cordyline and the variegation shows in pale yellow and white stripes. As the leaves mature, they become chocolate-purple (hence the name) and deep-red. A truly showy and colourful plant!
The name Cordyline comes from the Greek word kordyle, meaning "club," a reference to the enlarged underground stems or rhizomes.
Cordyline fruticosa 'Chocolate Queen'
Cordyline fruticosa 'Chocolate Queen' is ca. 35cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 14 cm pot.
Name: Cordyline fruticosa 'Chocolate Queen' is a variegated cultivar of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.
Common name (Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. ): Ti Plant, Palm Lily, Hawaiian Good Luck Plant, broadleaf palm-lily, Tree-of-kings
Type: shrub or tree
Family: Asparagaceae
Native Range (Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. ): Papuasia to W. Pacific.
Zone: 9-10
Height: up to 1,5m
Spread: up to 1,5 m
Sun: Part shade to full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi ShadeTaxon identifiers (Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. ): Freebase ID : /m/06pd59 PlantList-ID : kew-303171 Tropicos ID : 18401647 IPNI plant ID : 533580-1 NCBI taxonomy ID : 39501 USDA PLANTS ID : COFR2 Flora of China ID : 200027601 GBIF taxon ID : 2766278 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 1087091 African Plant Database ID : 227159 New Zealand Organisms Register ID : fca8aec5-202f-4572-baba-11a932e5ba94 ITIS TSN : 43183 EPPO Code : CDLFR iNaturalist taxon ID : 123572 TAXREF ID : 447691 WCSPF ID : 303171 PalDat plant ID : Cordyline_fruticosa uBio ID : 612442 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:533580-1 IRMNG ID : 11209917 Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID : 11866 APNI ID : 79568 Plant Finder ID (Missouri Botanical Garden) : 282057 Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID : plant/ti-tree Library of Congress authority ID : sh2002004750 Flora of Australia ID (new) : Cordyline fruticosa ATRF ID : Cordyline_fruticosa NZPCN ID : 4253 Flowers of India ID : Ti Plant IUCN taxon ID : 96813340 Microsoft Academic ID : 2778357995 eBiodiversity ID : 3916 Observation.org ID : 283917 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000764243 UNII : 2K6KX73OKR Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID : Kew-303170 Open Tree of Life ID : 973384 Queensland Biota ID : 17606 Store norske leksikon ID : buskcordyline NatureServe Explorer ID : 2.131996 Catalogue of Life ID : YCTN National Library of Israel J9U ID : 987007539727905171
Synonyms (Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. ): = Aletris chinensis Lam. = Asparagus terminalis L. = Calodracon heliconiifolia (Otto & A.Dietr.) Planch. ≡ Calodracon jacquinii (Kunth) Planch. = Calodracon nobilis Planch. = Calodracon sieberi (Kunth) Planch. = Calodracon terminalis (L.) Planch. = Convallaria fruticosa L. = Convallaria fruticosa L. = Cordyline albicans (Van Geert) G.Nicholson = Cordyline alborosea (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline amabilis Cogn. & Marchal = Cordyline amboynensis G.Nicholson = Cordyline angusta (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline argenteostriata (W.Bull) Mottet = Cordyline balmoreana (Van Geert) G.Nicholson = Cordyline baptistii Cogn. & Marchal = Cordyline bartelii Mottet = Cordyline bellula (Linden & André) G.Nicholson = Cordyline cheesemanii Kirk = Cordyline chelsonii (Veitch) G.Nicholson = Cordyline compacta (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline dennisonii André = Cordyline densicoma Linden & André = Cordyline duffii (E.G.Hend.) G.Nicholson = Cordyline eschscholziana Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. = Cordyline excellens Mottet = Cordyline excelsa G.Nicholson ≡ Cordyline ferrea (L.) Endl. = Cordyline ferrea (L.) M.R.Almeida, 2009 = Cordyline fraseri (Anon.) G.Nicholson = Cordyline fruticosa subsp. ferrea (Baker) R.R.Fernandez = Cordyline fruticosa var. boryi Baker = Cordyline fruticosa var. ferrea J.W.Moore = Cordyline fruticosa var. sieberi (Kunth) Planch. = Cordyline fruticosa var. ti (Schott) = Cordyline gloriosa Linden & André = Cordyline grandis (W.Bull) G.Nicholson ≡ Cordyline guilfoylei Linden = Cordyline guilfoylei Linden ex Lem. = Cordyline hedychioides F.Muell. = Cordyline heliconiifolia Otto & A.Dietr. = Cordyline hendersonii Cogn. & Marchal = Cordyline imperialis (Anon.) G.Nicholson = Cordyline inscripta (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline jacquinii Kunth ≡ Cordyline javanica Klotzsch = Cordyline javanica Klotzsch ex Kunth = Cordyline kewensis Sander = Cordyline laingii (Van Geert) Mottet = Cordyline lutescens-striata G.Nicholson = Cordyline macarthurii G.Nicholson = Cordyline madagascariensis Mottet = Cordyline magnifica (H.J.Veitch ex É.Morren) G.Nicholson = Cordyline metallica Dallière = Cordyline mirabilis G.Nicholson = Cordyline mooreana (Van Geert) G.Nicholson = Cordyline nigrorubra (Linden) G.Nicholson = Cordyline nobilis (Planch.) K.Koch = Cordyline norwoodiensis Mottet = Cordyline ornata (Van Geert) G.Nicholson = Cordyline picturata (T.Moore) Mottet = Cordyline placida (W.Bull) Mottet = Cordyline porphyrophylla (É.Morren) G.Nicholson = Cordyline pulchella (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline reali (Linden & André) G.Nicholson ≡ Cordyline regina Veitch = Cordyline regina Veitch ex Regel = Cordyline rex (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline robinsoniana (Van Geert) G.Nicholson = Cordyline rosacea G.Nicholson = Cordyline rubella (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline sepiaria Seem. = Cordyline sieberi Kunth = Cordyline splendens (W.Bull ex É.Morren) G.Nicholson = Cordyline sulcata (Van Geert) G.Nicholson = Cordyline terminalis Kunth = Cordyline terminalis subsp. baileyi F.M.Bailey = Cordyline terminalis subsp. boryi Benth. = Cordyline terminalis subsp. ferrea Baker = Cordyline terminalis subsp. hedychioides (F.Muell.) Baker = Cordyline terminalis subsp. sepiaria (Seem.) Benth. = Cordyline terminalis subsp. sieberi (Kunth) Benth. = Cordyline terminalis subsp. ti (Schott) Benth. = Cordyline terminalis var. baileyi F.M.Bailey = Cordyline terminalis var. boryi Benth. = Cordyline terminalis var. ferrea Baker = Cordyline terminalis var. hedychioides (F.Muell.) Baker = Cordyline terminalis var. sepiaria (Seem.) Baker = Cordyline terminalis var. sepiaria (Seem.) Benth. = Cordyline terminalis var. sieberi (Kunth) Benth. = Cordyline terminalis var. ti (Schott ex K.Koch) Benth. = Cordyline terminalis var. ti (Schott) Baker = Cordyline thomsonii (Mast. & T.Moore) Mottet = Cordyline ti Schott = Cordyline ti Schott ex K.Koch = Cordyline timorensis Planch. = Cordyline triumphans (W.Bull) G.Nicholson = Cordyline venosa (W.Bull) Mottet = Cordyline williamsii Mottet = Cordyline youngii (É.Morren) G.Nicholson = Dianella cubensis A.Rich. = Dracaena albicans Van Geert = Dracaena albicans VanGeert = Dracaena albomarginata T.Moore = Dracaena alborosea Baker = Dracaena alborosea W.Bull = Dracaena alexandrae Van Geert = Dracaena alexandrae VanGeert = Dracaena amabilis H.J.Veitch = Dracaena anerleyensis T.Moore = Dracaena angusta W.Bull = Dracaena argenteostriata W.Bull = Dracaena atropurpurea-pendula Van Geert = Dracaena atropurpureapendula VanGeert = Dracaena aurora Linden & André = Dracaena balmoreana Van Geert = Dracaena balmoreana VanGeert = Dracaena baptistii Anon. = Dracaena barronii T.Moore = Dracaena bausei T.Moore = Dracaena bella T.Moore = Dracaena bellula Linden & André = Dracaena bergmanii Van Geert = Dracaena bergmanii VanGeert = Dracaena berkeleyi T.Moore = Dracaena brasiliensis Schult. & Schult.f. = Dracaena candida W.Bull = Dracaena cantrellii T.Moore = Dracaena carolettiae T.Moore = Dracaena casanovae Linden & André = Dracaena chelsonii Veitch = Dracaena compacta W.Bull = Dracaena concinna W.Bull = Dracaena cooperi Regel = Dracaena cooperi Van Geert = Dracaena cooperi var. striata Van Geert = Dracaena cooperi var. striata VanGeert = Dracaena coullingii Anon. = Dracaena crispata Van Geert = Dracaena crispata VanGeert = Dracaena cuprea L.Linden & Rodigas = Dracaena cuprea T.Moore ≡ Dracaena dennisonii Veitch = Dracaena dennisonii Veitch ex É.Morren = Dracaena duffii E.G.Hend. = Dracaena elizabethae T.Moore = Dracaena elizabethiae T.Moore = Dracaena ernestii T.Moore = Dracaena esculenta Regel = Dracaena excelsa W.Bull = Dracaena eximia T.Moore = Dracaena ferrea L. = Dracaena ferrea subsp. versicolor E.J.Lowe & W.Howard = Dracaena ferrea var. rubens Hassk. = Dracaena flemingii Baker = Dracaena formosa Baker = Dracaena formosa W.Bull = Dracaena fraseri Anon. = Dracaena fraseri Baker = Dracaena fredericii T.Moore = Dracaena fulgens T.Moore = Dracaena gemma W.Bull = Dracaena gibsonii Baker = Dracaena gladstonei Van Geert = Dracaena gladstonii VanGeert ≡ Dracaena glonerea Linden = Dracaena glonerea Linden ex Rafarin = Dracaena gloneri André = Dracaena gloriosa Anon. ≡ Dracaena gloriosa Linden = Dracaena gloriosa Linden ex É.Morren = Dracaena grandis W.Bull ≡ Dracaena guilfoylei T.Moore = Dracaena guilfoylei T.Moore ex Linden = Dracaena guilfoylii Veitch ex Regel = Dracaena halseyi Van Geert = Dracaena halseyi VanGeert = Dracaena harrisii Hovey = Dracaena hendersonii J.H.Veitch ≡ Dracaena hybrida W.Bull = Dracaena hybrida W.Bull ex R.Hogg = Dracaena illustris Baker = Dracaena illustris W.Bull = Dracaena imperator T.Moore = Dracaena imperialis Anon. = Dracaena imperialis Baker = Dracaena inscripta Baker = Dracaena inscripta W.Bull = Dracaena insignis W.Bull = Dracaena intermedia E.C.Hend. = Dracaena jamesii Pynaert = Dracaena jucunda T.Moore = Dracaena kewensis Sander = Dracaena laingii Van Geert = Dracaena laingii VanGeert = Dracaena leonardii Van Geert = Dracaena leonardii VanGeert ≡ Dracaena leonensis Lodd. = Dracaena leonensis Lodd. ex G.Don = Dracaena leonensis Lodd. ex Loudon = Dracaena leopoldii Pynaert = Dracaena leucochila T.Moore = Dracaena levangeri Van Geert = Dracaena levangerii VanGeert = Dracaena limbata Van Geert = Dracaena limbata VanGeert = Dracaena lineata Baker = Dracaena lutescens Verschaff. ≡ Dracaena lutescens var. striata Linden = Dracaena lutescens var. striata Linden ex Rafarin = Dracaena mabiliae T.Moore = Dracaena mabilii T.Moore = Dracaena macleayi Linden = Dracaena macleayi Regel = Dracaena magnifica Baker ≡ Dracaena magnifica H.J.Veitch = Dracaena magnifica H.J.Veitch ex É.Morren = Dracaena mandaianum Anon. = Dracaena martfontanensis Van Geert = Dracaena martfontanensis VanGeert = Dracaena mastersii T.Moore = Dracaena metallica W.Bull = Dracaena mooreana Van Geert = Dracaena moorei B.S.Williams = Dracaena neocaledonica Linden = Dracaena nigrescens B.S.Williams = Dracaena nigrorubra Linden = Dracaena nigrostriata W.Bull = Dracaena nitzchneri Van Geert = Dracaena nitzchnerii VanGeert = Dracaena nobilis Baker = Dracaena ornata Van Geert = Dracaena ornata VanGeert = Dracaena pendens T.Moore = Dracaena perreyi Van Geert = Dracaena perreyi VanGeert = Dracaena picta W.Bull = Dracaena picturata T.Moore = Dracaena placida W.Bull = Dracaena porphyrophylla É.Morren = Dracaena porteana Baker = Dracaena poubellei Anon. = Dracaena princeps W.Bull = Dracaena pulchella Baker = Dracaena pulchella W.Bull = Dracaena pulcherrima Baker = Dracaena punctata B.S.Williams = Dracaena reali Linden & André = Dracaena rebeccae T.Moore
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