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The corn plant’s nickel-size white flowers emerge from long stems in rosettes like fuzzy dandelions gone to seed. They typically bloom near sunset, releasing a heady aroma that can permeate a ...
Plants can be propagated by seed, leaf-cutting, and division. Seeds are rarely used, as plants can normally be grown much faster from cuttings or divisions. As many cultivars are periclinal chimeras , they do not come true to type from leaf cuttings, and therefore must be propagated by rhizome division to retain the variegation.
Dracaena (/ d r ə ˈ s iː n ə / [2]) is a genus of about 200 species of trees and succulent shrubs. [3] The formerly accepted genera Pleomele and Sansevieria are now included in Dracaena. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, [4] subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae).
Dracaena fragrans (cornstalk dracaena), is a flowering plant species that is native 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. [1] [2] It is also known as striped dracaena, compact dracaena, and corn plant.
Discover the best dracaena care tips for light, soil and water, plus how to solve common problems. Get tips on dracaena fragrans, lucky bamboo and more.
Dracaena arborea, the tree dracaena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to western and west-central wet tropical Africa. [1] It is used as a street tree in a number of African and Brazilian cities.
Dracaena steudneri, the northern large-leaved dragon-tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, found from Ethiopia to southern tropical Africa. [2] [3] It is being investigated for its high-quality fiber content. [4] It is fed upon by larvae of the bush nightfighter, Artitropa erinnys.
Dracaena americana reaches a typical maximum height of 12 meters with a multi-stem habit; newer stem growth exhibits leaf scars, whereas older growth exhibits an exfoliating bark. The bright green straplike leaves are soft, up to 35 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, and are borne along the length of the stems, rather than the tufted habit typical of ...