General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Green, with narrow striped margins of pink to pinkish-red and creamy-yellow.
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small yellow to orange berry
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Dragon Tree
  • Red-Margined Dracaena
  • Rainbow Tree
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia
  • Synonym: Dracaena marginata

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Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2018-07-06
Location: Baja California
Date: 2024-03-03
Location: My Sunroom
Date: 2015-07-14
Photo by sedumzz

Date: 2019-10-19
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-11-05
Photo by samrwoody

Date: 2014-07-27
Location: central Illinois-Washington Park Botanical Garden -Springfield, Il.
Date: 2015-12-05
Location: central Illinois-Washington Park Botanical Garden -Springfield, Il.
Date: 2015-12-05
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-11-05
Bending a stem has inspired 2 new stems to form at the top of the
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2014-11-11
New growth about 3 months after being beheaded.

Date: 2014-06-13

Date: 2014-06-13
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-08-10

Date: 2012-12-28
Photo by purpleinopp
Photo by purpleinopp

Date: 2014-07-27

Date: 2013-01-23
New growth tips emerging from severed trunk.
Location: central Illinois-Washington Park Botanical Garden -Springfield, Il.
Date: 2015-12-05

Date: 2012-10-23
Repotting, after trimming roots.

Date: 2012-10-23
Repotting, before trimming roots.

Date: 2014-02-22
Location: Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan.
Date: December 26, 2009
Photo by KENPEI
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2013-05-23
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-08-11

Date: 2012-12-28
Location: test garden sale
Date: 2015-03-20

Date: 2011-04-05 
Ratty looking after a harsh winter
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Date: Feb 3, 2012
Photo taken at Home Grown Gardens Nursery
Location: Corvallis, Oregon
Date: Feb 3, 2012
Photo taken at Home Grown Gardens Nursery

Date: 2014-02-22
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Plant Events from our members
theinferno On March 18, 2019 Maintenance performed
Fertilized with some 10-10-4 fert sticks.
theinferno On March 18, 2019 Miscellaneous Event
Moved him out into the den. We'll see how he does.
theinferno On February 7, 2019 Obtained plant
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theinferno On February 7, 2019 Potted up
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This is 'Tricolor' cultivar by purpleinopp May 16, 2015 7:24 AM 0

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