After 6 years, 'Janet Craig Compacta' is making a new stem from below the soil line. It lives with a Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa), ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata,) some Coleus. This group needs to be repotted soon, it's drying every 2 days in this heat.




Some porch pots with Dracs & others.


'Hawaiian Sunshine' with Coleus, oyster plant, Begonias. I figured the others would need new homes by spring but interestingly, they are just leaning out of the front. I like this a lot, for now.


I've had the tallest Drac in this pic for about 25 years. I'm going to trim the tallest stem again today, it's bumping into the porch roof and not getting enough light up there, and when brought inside for winter, that would be even more dramatic.


The shorter trunk was trimmed last summer and has grown 2 stems to replace one.


At the base, before it splits into 2 main trunks, there is a new trunk starting.


Let's see those gorgeous Dracs out there!

I realized I have no idea where to stick the top of this plant, so it remains attached.


A pot that has 10-11 diff Dracs in it, I lost count.



I know others are in Dracaena love. You'll feel better as soon as you confess & show some pics!

'JCC' is making 2 new trunks, and I cut off the original trunk.


I stuck it in this pot


The 'Lemon Lime' in this pot is also making a new trunk.


I cut off the tallest one


and stuck it in the pot where the tall 'JCC' was.


'Rikki/Ricky' (with a NOID palm.) This is the one that bloomed a few months ago.


Variegated "lucky bamboo," D. braunii / sanderiana.

Another one with some other plants.


A group of D. marginata 'Tricolor' individuals with a Ti plant & large air plant (Tillandsia).


This 'Tricolor' was stuck here as a cutting last fall.

'White Jewel' is really looking happy this summer.


And finally, D. surculosa. What an emotional plant!

purpleinopp said:'White Jewel' is really looking happy this summer.


And finally, D. surculosa. What an emotional plant!

• Gold Dust Dracaena (Dracaena surculosa)
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What makes you say D. surculosa is emotional?

I say this because it has been suicidal for the past 3-4 yrs. Suddenly this summer, with its' first foray into significant direct sun, it's actually growing faster than the creep of a glacier, and holding onto the leaves. (knock wood) This also coincides with finally getting the last of the horrible fibrous peat off of its' roots last fall during its' last repot.

purpleinopp said:I say this because it has been suicidal for the past 3-4 yrs. Suddenly this summer, with its' first foray into significant direct sun, it's actually growing faster than the creep of a glacier, and holding onto the leaves. (knock wood) This also coincides with finally getting the last of the horrible fibrous peat off of its' roots last fall during its' last repot.

That's so odd! Mine is what I call one of my stupid easy plants (no offense as yours seems suicidal). I just keep it watered and it does its own thing! It didn't even bat an eye last winter with poor lighting when I ended up losing half of my houseplants. Maybe I need to send mine over to give yours a pep talk!

LOL! TY!

Emotional... sometimes white variegation, sometimes yellow...


'White Jewel'

purpleinopp said:Emotional... sometimes white variegation, sometimes yellow...


'White Jewel'

• Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans 'White Jewel')
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I've noticed that my new leaves start out yellow and once they "harden," turn white.

Interesting, TYVM!

On Jun 30, 2018 8:49 AM CDT I put a pic of a tree that was getting tall enough to bump into the roof of the porch where it lives. Soon after, a storm blew that stem sideways and it stayed that way. I left it so it would develop an interesting bend in the stem, intending to cut it before bringing it in when it gets cold.

It's the stem all the way to the right,


and the interesting bend is in progress at the tip.


Today I noticed that at the top of the bend, there are new stems starting to form.


And another one at a previous cut point, about 2.5 feet up from the soil level.


A few weeks ago I noticed this new stem coming from the root/trunk juncture, which I exposed during a repot about 6-8 years ago.


One of the stems of the taller plant in this pot was broken in the same storm. It looks like 2 new branches will replace it.


Closer pic of the 'Limelight', with Begonia coccinea.


Another 'Limelight' being the center of attention in this pot.


D. braunii (lucky bamboo) growing a new stem from a cut one, and another new stem from the roots.

An update on first pot from last post.


'Hawaiian Sunshine' is getting much taller.


So is this 'Rikki / Ricky' that bloomed a while back.

Update on leaning Dracaena stem that is making several new branches.

An update.

Before cutting the leaning stem:



The cut-off piece (which went to a different pot):


After:




This pot has been facing 1 way for a year. When I bring it inside, I'm going to rotate halfway, to get everything leaning the other way. Over the years, this makes interesting bends in the trunks. ;)

Nice bendy sprouting trunks. So much personality.

Do you see what I see?






My first Dracaena blooms ever. I mean, not that they're opened yet.

Yeah!!!!! Very cool!!

Two Riki's are doing the same, making inflorescences! It's a gray morning here.


And D. 'Massangeana'!! This was not noticeable 2 weeks ago. WOW!