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  Dracaena
Dracaenas are generally rugged, carefree houseplants with a robust and tropical appearance.
Dracaenas are grown for their strap-shaped foliage which is colorfully striped in many of the cultivars.
Dracaenas are easy to propagate by air layering, tip or stem cuttings, or by the removal and rooting of basal shoots in spring or late summer
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 Dracaena
Most of us have at least one dracaena in our home or office as it is one of the plant that easily survive indoors even when the conditions are far from ideal.
Dracaenas need plenty of light, filtered through a curtain if indoors, or in a semi-shaded spot on our balconies because direct sunlight can damage their leaves, especially during the warm months of summer.
Good solutions that provide humidity to plants are the use of a humidifier, or grouping of the plants on the tray with pebbles that you always keep moist so that the plants will absorb the humidity of the water as it dries out.
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 Dracaena Production Guide
Dracaena marginata Lam., known as the Madagascar Dragontree or Red-edge dracaena, is indigenous to the island of Madagascar.
Dracaena marginata and its cultivars are propagated from cuttings or, in a few instances, air layers are used on relatively large stems.
Dracaenas root and grow best when temperatures range between 75 and 90°F. Potting media used for growing dracaenas should be free from pests, well drained and moisture retentive.
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 Dracaena aletriformis
The name Dracaena is derived from the Greek word drakaina = a female dragon, perhaps because the milky juice of Dracaena draco dries to a resinous powder used as a colorant, 'dragon's blood'.
In Eastern Cape, the root of Dracaena aletriformis is crushed and used as a wash to drive away evil spirits.
Dracaenas are relatively disease-free and any sign of poor health will most likely have something to do with incorrect watering or positioning.
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 Dracaena reflexa, reflexa, pleomele, pleomele reflexa, song of jamaica, song of india
Dracaena reflexa, reflexa, pleomele, pleomele reflexa, song of jamaica, song of india
The reflexa has dark green foliage while Dracaena reflexa 'Song of Jamaica' is variegated with off white to yellow-beige colored stripes and Dracaena reflexa 'Song of India' boasts a bright yellow variegation.
Dracaenas are one of the plants used in the NASA Clean Air Study and has shown to help remove Formaldehyde.
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 Red-Edged Dracaena - Plant of the Week
One of the most dramatic houseplants is the red-edged dracaena, or as it is sometimes called, the Madagascar dragon tree.
The red-edged dracaena, a member of the century plant family, is from the tropical island nation of Madagascar off of the east coast of Africa.
Dracaenas hold a bit part in the annals of Cold War craziness.
www.arhomeandgarden.org /plantoftheweek/articles/Red-Edged_Dracaena.htm   (534 words)

  
 Dracaena
If your dracaena is an outdoor plant, bring her inside the home on those freezing days because freezing temperatures will burn it to the ground.
Keep in mind that dracaenas are not fast-growers so be very patient and do not discard of the plant because the odds are that it will reward you after all.
Dracaenas can be easily combined with other plants in the same pot, either green plants or flowers that should however be of less height than the dracaena since it needs lot of space to stretch out the "umbrella" of its leaves.
www.valentine.gr /dracaena2_en.htm   (191 words)

  
 Dracaena Production Guide from UF
Dracaena marginata is available from Florida nurseries in containers ranging from 3-inch square pots up to specimens in containers 52 inches across.
Dracaenas respond favorably to rooting hormones and use of rooting substances is considered desirable by most nurserymen using unrooted cuttings.
Dracaenas do not appear to be influenced greatly by growth retardants.
www.zone10.com /UF/Dracaena_PG.htm   (3727 words)

  
 Dracaenas, Corn Plants, Dracaena Marginata Ribbon Plants, Gold Dust and Others
Dracaena marginata has much narrower leaves that can be as much as 2 feet long.
Plain Dracaena marginata has green leaves with a red edge and there are variations with pink, yellow and white in the leaves.
Dracaenas tend to collect dust on their leaves and will profit from an occasional shower or dusting.
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 Dracaena
There are several species of dracaena; most are grown as indoor foliage, though some are used in combination with annual bedding flowers outdoors.
Dracaena is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs.
The group of smaller, shrubby species with slender stems and flexible strap-shaped leaves, growing as understorey plants in rainforests (and very popular as houseplants), and known collectively as shrubby dracaenas.
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 Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana" - Corn Plant Dracaena - Agavaceae
Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana" or Corn Plant Dracaena is one of the old fashion houseplants.
Propagation: Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana" is propagated by cutting off segments of old canes so that they are 3-4 inches long.
Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana" was featured as Plant of the Week April 4-10, 2003.
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 House Plants: Flowering Dracaena fragrans
The Dracaena is in a corner exactly next to a south facing glass door (7 ft x 4 ft) covered only by a sheer.
I have a 6 year old Dracaena fragrans kept inside in moderate to high light and being watered as the first 5cms of soil gets dry.
Your Dracaena fragrans may be a hybrid that is reverting to all-green.
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 Dracaena.com - Tropical indoor plants for Interiorscape, Hotel, and Interior design, Dracaena, Marginata, Massangaena, ...
Dracaena.com - Tropical indoor plants for Interiorscape, Hotel, and Interior design, Dracaena, Marginata, Massangaena, Janet Craig, Warneckii, fragrans, reflexa, Rikki
Dracaenas marginata, Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana, Dracaena reflexa, Dracaena Janet Craig and Dracaena Warneckii are all great indoor plants and can be used in almost any interior.
The key to better plant care is complete plant care information...
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 Dracaena with no drainage? - House Plants Forum - GardenWeb
I will soon be receiving a young dracaena marginata and I was planning on planting it in a beautiful planter I acquired.
Dracaena tend to be sensitive to a build-up of soluble salts and fluoride, too.
I love the decorative pot, but it is a dracaena sanderiana, and it is not loving the lack of drain holes.
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 Dracaena sanderiana - Lucky Bamboo
Well known in floristry as thin canes in a variety of styles this Dracaena is commonly thought of due to its common name as a bamboo.
It is a very easy plant to have almost anywhere in the house from shady to bright rooms.
We have heard that fish emulsion fertiliser is very good for dracaenas.
www.houseofplants.co.uk /Dracaena_sanderiana_Lucky_bamboo.htm   (117 words)

  
 Malaysian Dracaena - House plants - Denver Plants.com
Actually a member of the Dracaena family, the "Malaysian Dracaena" is one of three plants in this family.
"Malaysian Dracaenas" are not large water consumers and susceptible to over-watering.
In larger containers allow the soil to dry 3 to 4 inches from the surface between waterings.
www.denverplants.com /foliage/html/pleoref.htm   (113 words)

  
 Dracaena draco
Dracaena draco, also known as the dragon tree, is a vulnerable plant endemic to the arid, rocky mountain ranges of the Canary Islands, Madeira, and Cape Verde.
Though the dragon tree is commonly cultivated as a houseplant and garden specimen, there are very few naturally-occurring individuals remaining in its narrow ecological range.
The dark red sap of Dracaena draco was regarded for centuries in European legends as “the blood of dragons”, and was often used for its supposed magical and medicinal qualities.
www.usbg.gov /plant-collections/conservation/Dracaena-draco.cfm   (122 words)

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