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Dracaena
marginata or Madagascar
Dragon Tree or Red-margined Dracaena or Red-edge Dracaena or Spanish
Dagger plant
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Dracaena marginata
(Madagascar Dragon
Tree, Red-margined Dracaena, Red-edge Dracaena) |
Origin: Native to Madagascar
Family: Ruscaceae
Light:
Sun-part
shade
Height: Up to 15'
Spread: 2-4'
Blooms: Fragrant, tiny, seasonal white flowers maturing to form
round yellowish-orange berries
Foliage:
Green with purplish edges,
lush, glossy, linear, arching, pointed
leaves on long 'cane'
Soil: Well-drained
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 or Madagascar
Dragon Tree or Red-margined Dracaena or Red-edge Dracaena or Spanish
Dagger
is an attractive flowering tree with long slender trunk. It is a
popular indoor 'air-filter plant. It has been reported that Dracaena
marginata tree helps
remove formeldehyde.
Dracaena marginata is a slow growing small tree that requires
a minimum temperature of 59 degrees F. Bring plants indoor for the
winter.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 8b-11 |
