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cordyline kiwi indoor plant Cordyline fruticosa 'Kiwi' – Multicolour Strap LeavesCordyline fruticosa 'Kiwi' multicolored tropical foliage with vivid pink and lime streaks Cordyline fruticosa 'Kiwi' is a vibrant, upright growing cultivar with eye catching variegation in green, cream, and blush pink. The long, lance shaped leaves are streaked and edged with vivid color that intensifies under bright light, giving the plant an energetic, tropical look. Its compact, symmetrical form makes it ideal for smaller spaces or as a pop of
Cordyline fruticosa 'Kiwi' – multicolored tropical foliage with vivid pink and lime streaks
Cordyline fruticosa 'Kiwi' is a vibrant, upright-growing cultivar with eye-catching variegation in green, cream, and blush-pink. The long, lance-shaped leaves are streaked and edged with vivid color that intensifies under bright light, giving the plant an energetic, tropical look. Its compact, symmetrical form makes it ideal for smaller spaces or as a pop of color in mixed foliage arrangements. Easy to maintain and rewarding in appearance, ‘Kiwi’ thrives with warmth, light, and steady care – no complicated routine required.
Foliage details and overall shape
- Leaf shape: Narrow, sword-like leaves with pointed tips
- Color: Striped mix of lime green, cream, and pink margins with reddish-pink midribs
- Texture: Smooth, glossy surface with subtle arching
- Growth habit: Upright rosette with layered foliage and tight spacing
- Indoor size: Grows 50 – 80 cm tall and 40 – 60 cm wide
Habitat and cultivar origin
This colorful hybrid comes from Cordyline fruticosa, a tropical species native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. In the wild, these plants grow in filtered light under forest canopies with consistent warmth and humidity. ‘Kiwi’ is a compact ornamental cultivar bred for its intense color and controlled form, well suited to indoor life as long as it receives enough light and warmth.
- Species origin: Southeast Asia and Pacific tropical forests
- Growth type: Upright, self-supporting non-climber
- Climate preference: Warm and humid, but adaptable indoors
- Toxicity: Mildly toxic if ingested – not pet-safe
- Lifespan: Long-lived with steady maintenance
Cordyline 'Kiwi' care guide
- Light: Bright indirect light keeps colors vivid; avoid deep shade
- Water: Let top 2 – 4 cm of soil dry before watering; never let it sit in soggy substrate
- Humidity: Prefers 50 – 60% or higher; stable indoor humidity works fine
- Temperature: Keep between 20 – 28 °C; avoid sudden cold exposure
- Soil: Fast-draining tropical mix with bark, perlite, and organic matter
- Repotting: Every 2 years or when pot becomes rootbound
- Feeding: Balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 – 6 weeks during active growth
- Propagation: Through stem cuttings or division of basal offsets
- Hydroponics: Not ideal – prefers aerated substrate with moisture retention
- Pruning: Remove yellowing or older leaves from the base to keep tidy
Common problems and how to fix them
- Leaf tip browning: Often caused by dry air or inconsistent watering – adjust both
- Color fading: Move to brighter location; pigment fades without light
- Pest concerns: May attract spider mites or scale – treat with neem oil or insecticidal soap
- Soft stem base: Root rot from poor drainage – repot into well-aerated mix
- Drooping leaves: Common after underwatering or temperature drops – recover with warmth and regular care
Extra tips and display ideas
'Kiwi' adds a punch of color without overwhelming space. It works well in minimalist containers or bright ceramic pots to highlight its foliage patterns. Pair it with neutral or green-leafed plants to create contrast, or use it solo as a statement piece. Because of its manageable size and clean upright form, it suits sideboards, bright corners, or grouped tropical displays.
Etymology and cultivar context
“Cordyline” comes from the Greek word “kordyle,” meaning club, referring to the thick rootstock. “Fruticosa” means shrubby, describing its multi-stemmed, bush-like habit. The cultivar name ‘Kiwi’ reflects its vibrant green-pink coloration, reminiscent of tropical fruit tones, and its popularity in ornamental plant markets worldwide.
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★★★★★ 4
Excellent analysis, decent theorizing
Format: Kindle
While the analysis and argumentation presented in The Bible among the Myths is outstanding, the early chapters of the book suffer from a few problems. First - and this is mainly a complaint given my own preferences - the style of writing in chapters 1-4 differs noticeably from that of the rest of the book. While the introduction and chapters 5-10 reflect a learned, academic style, the first four chapters are written more casually, without quite the same rigor that characterizes most of Oswalt's writing. I am not entirely sure of the reason for this difference, and I wouldn't mention it if it were not for the second issue.
These same chapters reflect their writing style in their content, so much so that I nearly gave up on the book after the first three chapters. While I appreciate the author's need to provide background information, definitions, and an overarching theoretical framework, his methodology as laid out in the text is much less rigorous than I would prefer to see. The first few chapters are much less heavily annotated, with fewer scholarly references and a great number of offhanded summaries. He labels his approach to the definition of "myth" as phenomenological, that is, examining the common characteristics of a variety of myths in order to summarize what is essential about them. However, his listings of these common characteristics are vague and poorly related to actual bodies of mythology that survive to the present day. Examples, when cited, are drawn almost exclusively from the Greek and Egyptian traditions. For the understanding of Israelite culture as it relates to its neighbors, this is certainly a fair beginning; for the definition of myth, which is a worldwide phenomenon transcending culture and geography, it seems very far from adequate.
As someone who has a thorough knowledge of Christianity and Greco-Roman mythology and at least a nodding acquaintance with Egyptian, Norse/Germanic, and Celtic mythologies, I can at least begin to fill in some of the gaps in Oswalt's analysis. His generalizations, although sweeping, are not particularly problematic, but I am concerned that he embarks upon such a grand theoretical project without doing at least a little more specific analysis of various individual mythologies to demonstrate his points. More problematic in my opinion is that he groups all these various mythologies into a single worldview. Any number of scholars have tried to broaden the interpretations of myths to demonstrate that all cultures revert to the same basic narrative (The Golden Bough being the most famous example, and The Hero with a Thousand Faces being a more recent one); none of them has succeeded particularly well from a scholarly perspective.
Despite this early weakness, Oswalt's work undergoes a dramatic improvement starting in chapter 5. His basic point - that the essential view of reality in Israel is demonstrably opposed to the view held by any of its neighbors - can be made without resorting to the sweeping claims of the earlier chapters, and he does an excellent job of presenting and analyzing the evidence for his view. His terminology (of "continuity" and "transcendence"), while not quite adequate to present an overarching definition and theory of what constitutes a myth, is certainly well-suited to his specific analysis.
In particular, the analysis of the supposed parallels between the Enuma Elish and Genesis 1 is outstandingly done. After presenting a table with the usual outline of the Enuma Elish against the outline of Genesis 1, he simply proceeds to list the major plot events and how much time it takes to relate each one in the text itself. From this alone, it is readily apparent that the prevailing "outline" has intentionally been generated to encourage comparison to the Genesis account of creation. Such spurious efforts - minimizing the events of over 500 lines of poetry, while selecting 5 which bear questionable similarity to a verse in Genesis - are not honest scholarship, and kudos to Oswalt for pointing this out. I agree with a previous reviewer that it would have been helpful to append the text of the Enuma Elish in parallel with Genesis for readers to compare for themselves would have been a nice touch, but Oswalt's claims are not so elevated that they could not be disproven by direct appeal to the text.
One final note. A previous reviewer noted that many of the authors Oswalt discusses wrote between the 60's and 80's, and complained that this made the book seem "dated." I am a graduate student in classics, and can assure those who are concerned that in any field dealing with antiquity, "dated" sources are often some of the most important. Unlike quantum physics, which has less than a century of history, the classic writings of antiquity and the history of those eras has been studied for over two millennia. Meaningful research begins, in fact, with the scholars of Alexandria who worked around 300 BCE; often the work they have done is not duplicated anywhere else. In the field of Ancient Near Eastern studies and Biblical studies in particular, there is likewise a long history of scholarly and interpretive effort. Sources less than a hundred years old are not dated - in the grand scheme of things, they are actually quite recent. It is also worth noting that many of the very recent books, which the reviewer presumably has in mind, are written for a popular audience and would not be considered truly scholarly efforts. Some are written by scholars, but those specific books are unlikely to come up in a serious academic analysis of the subject. The views entertained by those books, however, are very clearly addressed in The Bible among the Myths - largely because the scholarly arguments they were based on are much older than most people assume. Just because Oswalt does not mention names of popular authors does not mean that his argument fails to cover all its bases.
All in all, the book is well written and persuasive. The earlier chapters might be found in any popular book on the subject, but the later chapters are more clearly of a scholarly bent, with corresponding vocabulary; readers who are looking for more of a lay approach to the issues may want to look for another author. However, the analysis of parallels between the Old Testament and the surviving Ancient Near Eastern literature is well-presented and balanced, and Oswalt's treatment of other scholars in the field seems to be fair. (I have not read any of their works myself, but Oswalt presents both strengths and weaknesses when considering whether an author's position is sufficiently explanatory and praises some aspects of works he disagrees with. He also is willing to point out when he agrees with some of the author's data, but draws a different conclusion. All of this strikes me as favorable.) The later chapters are thoroughly referenced in endnotes and draw from a variety of sources.
Chapters 1-4: 3.5 stars
Chapters 5-10: 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 stars
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014
★★★★★ 5
Excellent resource for defending why Christianity is not rooted in mythology
Format: Paperback
I bought this book as required reading for an introductory Old Testament class I was taking in seminary. Sad to say, the textbook mostly collects dust. To this day, I use Oswalt's book for reference and continue to recommend the reading of it to others.
I do not believe one can fully defend the Christian faith without first knowing how firmly convinced some scholars and historians are that Christianity is rooted in mythology. I will not lie. If you read about some of these myths in a silo, you may find yourself leaning toward such false beliefs. When you take a step back and consider the time in history in which the Old Testament was written, the picture becomes more clear.
In the introduction to the Old Testament class, we also read Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament by John H. Walton. Again, the text book is mostly collecting dust, I also repeatedly use this one as a reference. I would strongly recommend reading both books. The second is more academic in style than the first, but it helps lend further context.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015
★★★★★ 5
An inspiring take on the story of the Bible and reality.
Format: Kindle
This was an absolute pleasure to read. Oswalt utilizes his knowledge of ancient near east culture and religion to thorough debunk any effort to one might make to pretend that the Bible is of a similar mythology.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Is the Bible Really Unique?
Format: Kindle
Oswalt takes up the question of the uniqueness of the Christian Bible by focusing on the Old Testament (which is also the holy book of the Jews) and its similarities and differences to the myths of the periods in which it was put together. His comparison and contrast make for very interesting reading. He allows the two world views to stand alone, allowing the reader to understand his conclusions without forcing him/her to agree with the author. In reading this book, I also began to notice some very interesting parallels between the ancient worldview of "continuity" (versus the biblical view that Oswalt calls "transcendence") and some modern views being espoused in the Western world. Definitely worth a read whether or not you agree with him. It will help broaden your view both of your view and of the other side's view.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2013
★★★★★ 5
Bible Among the Myths textbook. Very reliable shipper!
Format: Paperback
The item was priced right, arrived on time, exactly as described. I'm very happy with this purchase.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2025
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