About Song-of-India

Song-of-India

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Tropical Indian Ocean Islands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Flecking, Fluoride toxicity, Fusarium leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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43% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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3% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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55% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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14% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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4% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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28% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Bugs, Mealybugs, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Dysmenorrhea, Hemostatic, Malaria

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to make herbal teas

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DRACAENA reflexa

7.2 Common Name

Pleomele, Song-of-India

7.2.1 In Hindi

Song-of-India

7.2.2 In German

Song-of-India

7.2.3 In French

Song- of- Inde

7.2.4 In Spanish

Song- de - la India

7.2.5 In Greek

Τραγούδι - του -Ινδίας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Canção -da-Índia

7.2.7 In Polish

Song- of- Indie

7.2.8 In Latin

Song of India :

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

8.5 Family

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Dracaena

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Song-of-India

Want to know the properties of Song-of-India? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Song-of-India is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are no allergic reactions. Song-of-India Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antipyretic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Dysmenorrhea, Hemostatic and Malaria
Part of plant used: Bark and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Broadleaf Evergreen

Song-of-India Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Song-of-India. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Song-of-India physical information is as follows: Not Available tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Lanceolate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Green
Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Song-of-India

Taking Song-of-India Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Song-of-India include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Song-of-India

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Song-of-India is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Song-of-India is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Tropical Indian Ocean Islands and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.