Scientific Name:	Dracaena braunii
Pronunciation:	druh-SEE-nuh BRAUN-ee-eye
Common Name:	ribbon plant, lucky bamboo
Family Name:	Asparagaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Stems green and fleshy (unlike true bamboos), nodes protruding; leaves alternate, sheathing, lance-shaped 15-25 cm long and 1.5-4 cm wide at the base.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Origin: Africa (Cameroon) Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low, Moderate Landscape Uses: Indoor plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate, Sessile, Spiraled Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Lustrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Apices: Acute Bases: Attenuate, Sheathing Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Umbel Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Pink Flower Time at Peak: Additional Info: Rarely flowers locally.

Fruit Type: Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form locally

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Aerial or climbing roots

Propagation:	Stem/cane cuttings, Cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Other:	Prone to leaf drop due to overwatering.
Pest Susceptibility:	Mites, Root rot, Scale insects,

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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