Scientific Name:
Dracaena reflexa
Pronunciation:
druh-SEE-nuh re-FLECKS-uh
Common Name:
pleomele
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves spirally arranged in whorls, sheathing stem, narrowly elliptic, most 10-15cm long x 4-6cm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Africa (Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Some cvs. with white or yellow stripes.
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Rarely flowers locally.
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form locally
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Tan
Propagation:
Stem/cane cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
