Red Ti-leaf Plant
This ti leaf plant, aside from adding color to any garden, represents good luck. Most yards in Hawaii have the ti leaf plant in their yard and there are many varieties, colors and sizes. Many use it for cooking, where they will wrap fish or meat and put it over the grill or bake it in the oven. Ti leaves are also used in floral arrangements and lei-making. Below is an article to read more on using ti leaves for lei making.
How to Make a Hawaiian Lei with Ti Leaves
By veryirie, eHow Member
Go to eHow article: Making a Hawaiian Lei with ti leaves
“Making a Hawaiian lei with ti leaves is a simple matter if you’re lucky enough to have access to the leaves. The ti leaf plant is thought to bring good luck and ward off any evil spirits; the ti leaves are still used in religious ceremonies by priests for just that purpose. So to give a Hawaiian ti leaf lei to someone is to wish them good luck.”
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