Dracaena reflexa syn. pleomele reflexa
Song Of India
This is a yellow edged variegata type. They usually grow up to about 1m tall if grown in a pot and have a bushy tree-like growing habit. This Dracaena needs bright light and quite high humidity levels to thrive. The worst two things a grower can do is over water or allow the temperatures to drop very low.
Contributed by @leisel
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Song Of India
Latin name
Dracaena reflexa syn. pleomele reflexa
type
Evergreens
family
Asparagaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Dracaena reflexa syn. pleomele reflexa
This is a yellow edged variegata type. They usually grow up to about 1m tall if grown in a pot and have a bushy tree-like growing habit. This Dracaena needs bright light and quite high humidity levels to thrive. The worst two things a grower can do is over water or allow the temperatures to drop very low.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Purchase pot grown specimens or propagate from cuttings which are easy to take.
Propogation by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Either remove crown from old leggy canes and plant in moist potting compost. Use bottom heat. Or, pieces of stem, 2 to 3 inches long, can be used as cane cuttings.