Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Canary Islands
Types
-
Dracaena Marginata
Number of Varieties
10120
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Volcanic Islands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1011-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
-
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Frost, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Needs less watering, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
-
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
DRACAENA draco
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Drag, Canary island dragon tree
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
ड्रैगन ट्री
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Drachenbaum
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
dragonnier
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Drago
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Δράκος Tree
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Dragoeiro
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
smok Drzewo
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
draco ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Liliales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Dracaena
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
100120
1
27800
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