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The dracaena marginata, or dragon tree, is a type of tree that grows long, thin, needle-shaped green leaves edged in a gorgeous red color that sit on top of the plant’s trunk. Erin Marino ...
Dracaena houseplants like humidity and moderate watering. They can tolerate periods of drought but the tips of the leaves may turn brown. [14] Leaves at the base will naturally yellow and drop off, leaving growth at the top and a bare stem. [14] Dracaena are vulnerable to mealybugs and scale insects. [14]
Also known as a dragon plant (Dracaena marginata), it has narrow, strappy leaves with red edges atop slender, upright stems. With its funky profusion of leaves, it provides a striking accent in ...
Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia is also known as D. marginata, [13] a name found in horticulture. This is a durable popular tropical house plant from Madagascar . The thin leaves are linear and a deep, glossy green color with red edges; typically 30–90 cm long and 2–7 cm broad, tapering to an acuminate point.
Dracaena fragrans (cornstalk dracaena), is a flowering plant species that is native plant throughout tropical Africa, from Sudan south to Mozambique, west to Côte d'Ivoire and southwest to Angola, growing in upland regions at 600–2,250 m (1,970–7,380 ft) altitude.
Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, [4] is a subtropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, western Morocco, and possibly introduced into the Azores. [5] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762 as Asparagus draco. [3] [6] In 1767 he assigned it to the new genus, Dracaena ...
The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours [2] or autumn foliage [3] in British English and fall colors, [4] fall foliage, or simply foliage [5] in American English. In some areas of Canada and the United States , " leaf peeping " tourism is a major contribution to economic activity.
Dracaena zeylanica is a leafier plant (10-16 leaves per rosette, versus generally 2–4 in Dracaena trifasciata), and its leaves lack a petiole, instead becoming only slightly narrower at the base. In D. trifasciata, leaves become narrower and thickened towards the bottom, forming a concave channel at the base of the leaves. [2]