| Description | A cane Dracaena with lime yellow leaves. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-12 |
| Sunlight | low to medium light, 75-250 footcandle, needs enough light to bring out the gold color |
| Moisture | evenly moist |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | avoid growing the plant in cold areas of the indoors |
| Leaves | yellow |
| Stems | cane-like |
| Maintenance | Most cane Dracaena have the bad habit of losing their lower leaves. You can continue to grow the plant with the bare stems or root the top as a cutting. (can also be air layered). Many Dracaena have a strong apical dominance. After the top is removed (apical dominance will be suppressed) the plant will produce more leaves and branches. |
| Propagation | cane cuttings, top cuttings, air layering |
| Native Site | Species native to tropical Africa. |
| Misc Facts | "Dracaena is from the Greek word “drakaina”, a female dragon. The link between plant and beast is the resinous red gum produced when the stem is cut which, when thickened, is supposed to resemble dragon’s blood. It is used as a varnish and in photo engraving". (Ambius web site) |
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