Hi everyone, I'm about to bring this plant home from work and I can't figure out exactly what kind it is. It looks like some type of palm, but in research I haven't been able to find another one like it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,
Kyle

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Hi & welcome! Agree, it's D. marginata: Dragon Tree (Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia)

Nice!! I'd take that one too!!

Yes, that's a nice specimen. It should color up a better with a little more sunlight, but no direct sun.

the common name should be
'office palm'

everyone calls these palm

LOL, no doubt!!

Pretty! I have a little Red Dracaena Marginata just starting out.

Nice plant Marie. And such a different look from the usual 'office palm'.
Don't they sell these as spikes for summer planting?

Thank you all. After looking it up, I'm sure you are all correct in that the plant is in fact a Dracaena Marginata. I, unfortunately, had to let someone else take it because I have a cat that loves to eat plants and it appears that the Dracaenas are toxic to her. Any suggestions on good indoor plants that won't harm the cat or dog? Thank you all!

- Kyle

oh yeah, my cats LOVED the grass like leaves on these. That's why I don't have any. They never bothered the Schefflera arboricola, or the Crassula (jade plant)- those have thick leaves.

If the pictured is one of those dark maroon spikes--it is a Cordyline--
not a Dracena marginata.

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Gita

I think the plant from Marie looks like red edged Dracaena, with green in the leaf center. I think I've seen those as spikes, as well as Cordylines.

The first part of the list is plants that are toxic to cats. The 2nd half is plants that are safe for cats, according to the ASPCA.
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/...