Life Span
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Madagascar
Types
Broadleaf evergreen
Number of Varieties
40
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 21, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Air freshner, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
DRACAENA marginata
Common Name
Madagascar Dragon Tree
In Hindi
Dracaena marginata
In German
Dracaena marginata
In French
Dracaena marginata
In Spanish
Dracaena marginata
In Greek
Dracaena marginata
In Portuguese
marginata do Dracaena
In Polish
Dracena marginata
In Latin
Dracaena marginata
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Agavaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
1
1
27800
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