| Description | Lime Light Dracaena (Dracaena fragens) is a tropical plant known for its bright chartreuse foliage. It can serve as both a houseplant and a landscape plant in warm hardiness zones. |
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| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations, Tropical herbaceous shrubs |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-12 |
| Sunlight | Give plants medium to bright light to maintain the best leaf color. |
| Moisture | Allow the soil to dry to the touch between waterings. |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | Grows well at average room temperatures, but doesn't like cold drafts. |
| Flowers | Seldom flowers indoors in a house. |
| Leaves | Has bright, chartreuse, glossy, strap-like leaves. The color of the leaves will depend on the growing environment, especially the amount of light. |
| Stems | They are called canes. Will get woody with age. |
| Maintenance | Most cane Dracaena species have the bad habit of losing their lower leaves. You can continue growing the plant with 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 is suppressed, and 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 derives from the Greek word “drakaina,” meaning “female dragon.” The connection between the plant and the beast is the resinous red gum produced when the stem is cut, which, when thickened, is believed to resemble dragon’s blood. It is used as a varnish and in photo engraving. (Ambius website) |
| Notes & Reference | #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of different Rubber Trees |
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