Dragontree
Dracaena marginata
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Description
While it may reach a height of 4–5 m, rarely 6 m in ideal, protected locations, D. reflexa is usually much smaller, especially when grown as a houseplant. It is slow-growing and upright in habit, tending to an oval shape with an open crown. The lanceolate leaves are simple, spirally arranged, 5–20 cm long and 1.5–5 cm broad at the base, with a parallel venation and entire margin; they grow in tight whorls and are a uniform dark green.The flowers are small, clustered, usually white and extremely fragrant, appearing in mid winter. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are especially showy. D. reflexa var. angustifolia (syn. D. marginata) differs in having a magenta tint to its flowers, a shrubby habit, and olive green leaves.
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Taxonomy
Order
Liliales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Characteristics
Plant Type
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
Flower
Small fragrant white blooms in spring. Rarely blooms as a house plant
Fruit
Round yellow-orange berries. Flowers and berries rarely appear on house plants.
How to Grow
Sunlight
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)