Cordyline fruticosa 'Tango' is a variegated cultivar of Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. It forms an upright cane of broad, strap-like leaves that cloak its slender, woody stems. The variegated foliage of this variety is grey-green with broad cerise pink margins, making an attractive display all year round. Cordylines are easy to grow, and won’t require much maintenance.
The name Cordyline comes from the Greek word kordyle, meaning "club," a reference to the enlarged underground stems or rhizomes.
Cordyline fruticosa 'Tango'
Cordyline fruticosa 'Tango' comes in following sizes:
S - is ca. 40 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 12 cm pot.
Name: Cordyline fruticosa 'Tango'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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