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Colorful foliage of the Dracaena
marginata 'Tricolor' or Madagascar
Dragon Tree or Red-margined Dracaena or Red-edge Dracaena or Spanish
Dagger plant or Rainbow Tree
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Dracaena marginata 'Colorama'
(Madagascar Dragon
Tree, Red-margined Dracaena, Red-edge Dracaena, Spanish Dagger
Plant, Rainbow Tree) |
Origin: Native to Madagascar
Family: Ruscaceae
Light:
Sun-part
shade
Height: Up to 15'
Spread: 3-10'
Blooms: White
Foliage: 1-2' Long,
dark green with
longitudiinal ivory stripe between the green central sector and red edges,
lush, glossy, linear, arching, pointed
leaves on long 'cane'
Soil: Well-drained, sandy, clayey loam (pH 5.5-7.5)
Water: Keep moist
Propagation: Cuttings,
layering, rootball division
Uses: Specimen, landscaping, indoors, container
Insects / Diseases: Watch out for scales and mealy bugs and spider
mites
Comments: Dracaena
marginata 'Colorama' or Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor' or Madagascar
Dragon Tree or Red-margined Dracaena or Red-edge Dracaena or Spanish
Dagger or Rainbow Tree
is an attractive flowering tree with long slender trunk. It is a
popular indoor 'air-filter plant. It has been reported that
Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor' tree helps
remove formeldehyde.
Dracaena marginata is a slow growing small tree that requires
a minimum temperature of 59 degrees F. Protect
Rainbow Tree from frost or bring plants indoor for the
winter. Red-edge
Dracaena makes great landscaping plants or grow it in a container to
decorate the deck or patio.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 8b-11 |
