Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Madagascar
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Broadleaf evergreen
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
403
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-5
Sunset Zone
H2, 21, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
Air freshner, Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
DRACAENA marginata
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
Dracaena marginata
Silver bells
In German
Dracaena marginata
Silver bells
In French
Dracaena marginata
Silver bells
In Spanish
Dracaena marginata
Silver bells
In Greek
Dracaena marginata
Silver bells
In Portuguese
marginata do Dracaena
Silver bells
In Polish
Dracena marginata
Silver bells
In Latin
Dracaena marginata
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Ebenales
Family
Agavaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
14
1
27800
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