Listed as one of NASA air filtering plants
Classification: Foliage House plant
House Plant Group: False palm or bushy plant (depending on variety)
Character: Creates a bold and attractive focal point for decorations
Safe for pets? No
Varieties:
- Dracaena deremensis
- Dracaena deremensis bausei
- Dracaena deremensis Janet Craig
- Dracaena deremensis rhoersil
- Dracaena deremensis warneckili
- Dracaena deremensis white stripe
- Dracaena deremensis yellow stripe
- Dracaena draco (Dragon tree)
- Dracaena fragrans
- Dracaena fragrans lindenii
- Dracaena fragrans massangeana (Corn palm)
- Dracaena fragrans Victoria
- Dracaena godseffiana
- Dracaena godseffiana (Gold dust dracaena)
- Dracaena godseffiana Florida beauty
- Dracaena godseffiana kelleri
- Dracaena indivisa (Cordyline australis – Cabbage tree, grass palm)
- Dracaena marginata
- Dracaena marginata (Madagascar dragon tree)
- Dracaena marginata Colorama
- Dracaena marginata tricolor
- Dracaena reflexa (safe for pets)
- Dracaena sanderiana
- Dracaena terminalis (Cordyline terminalis – Cordyline fruticosa)
- Cordyline terminalis Kiwi
- Cordyline terminalis Rededge
- Cordyline terminalis Ti
- Cordyline terminalis tricolor
Plant Care:
- Temperature: Average warmth
- Light: Light shade
- Water: Keep planting medium moist at all times
- Repotting: Repot every 2 years with either Serbajadi Organic Peat Moss or Serbajadi Multi-Purpose Compost
- Fertilizer: Serbajadi Plant Food Foliar Growing Supreme 26 Liquid Fertilisers (500ml).
Plant issues:
- Leaves with brown tips & yellow edges: Low humidity
- Leaves soft & curled with brown edges: Low temperature
- Yellowing lower leaves: Natural process
- Leaves with brown spots: Not enough watering
- Plant death: Either over-watering or low temperature
- Leaves with bleached dry patches: Too much sun
Pests:
- Scales: Wipe off with a damp cloth/cotton bud and spray with Serbajadi Neem Spray Extra Strength
- Mealy bugs: Wipe off with a damp cloth/cotton bud and spray with Serbajadi Neem Spray Extra Strength
- Spider mites: Wipe off with a damp cloth/cotton bud and spray with Serbajadi Neem Spray Extra Strength
- Thrips: Spray with Serbajadi Neem Spray Extra Strength
