| Description | A tough easy to grow indoor plant. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | partial shade to bright indirect light |
| Moisture | average, dry out slightly, never allow the media to go completely dry |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | appear at the tip of the stems, they are overly fragrant, exude a sticky sap |
| Leaves | green, wavy, glossy, lack a mid rib, clasp the stem |
| Stems | thin and cane-like |
| Dimensions | Will reach almost 30 feet in nature but stays at around 6-7 feet or shorter in a pot. May need a terminal pinch to induce side branching. |
| Maintenance | Older plants, especially if grown in dimmer light tend to weep. Pleomele responds to trimming back by shooting out new branches creating a fuller plant. |
| Propagation | sections of the stem 4-6 inches, will root laid flat or stuck vertical into a rooting media |
| Native Site | Native to India, Madagascar and Mauritius. |
| Misc Facts | This plant is listed many times incorrectly as Dracaenea reflex. When the plants are small they form a densely clustered rosette of leaves |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf) |
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