Scientific Name:
Dracaena surculosa
Pronunciation:
druh-SEE-nuh sur-cue-LOE-suh
Common Name:
gold-dust dracaena
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves dark green with cream spots, opposite or in whorls of three, apex pointed, elliptic, most 7-10cm long x 4-5cm wide, emerge from tightly rolled cones.
Habit:
Open, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Africa
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Whorled, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Yellow, Yellow spots
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Nov, Dec
Additional Info:
Rarely flowers locally.
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
about 1.5cm round
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Stem/cane cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Root rot, Scale insects
