Scientific Name:	Dracaena fragrans
Pronunciation:	druh-SEE-nuh FRAY-granz
Common Name:	corn plant, cornstalk dracaena, striped dracaena
Family Name:	Asparagaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves of indoor plants are mostly glossy green, commonly striped, 20-90 cm x 3-9 cm depending on the cultivar.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Africa Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate, Winter dry Landscape Uses: Indoor plant Additional Info: Google Cultivars shown or on campus may include D. 'Warneckii' and D. 'Janet Craig'. Can grow much taller over time or in natural habitat.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green, Yellow, Yellow stripe down centre Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate, Linear, Oblanceolate Apices: Cuspidate Bases: Sheathing Margins: Entire Additional Info: Leaves variegated, Arching

Inflorescence Type: Panicle Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): No Flowers, White, Red Flower Time at Peak: Additional Info: Rarely flowers locally.

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Showy, unlikely to form locally

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Tan

Propagation:	Stem/cane cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Mites, Scale insects, Abiotic disorder

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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