Scientific/Botanical Name:
Genus: Dracaena
Specie: D. Marginata
Variety/Cultivar:
English Name:
Common Name:
Dragon Tree, Marginate Dracaena
Botanical Family:
Name in Latin: Asparagaceae
Name in English: Asparagus
The Plant
Origin: Madagascar
Growth Habit: shrub
Flower:
Blooming Period:
Leaf: Narrow leaves tapering to the tip.
Usage:
home, greenhouse, 16-29°C, sensitive to fluoride
Care and Handling
Soil: humus-peat-loamy
Amount of water: evenly moist, allow the plants to dry between waterings, but not completely. They are more susceptible to root rot.
Nutrition: They have a lower need for fertilizer, so fertilizer lightly at the beginning of spring or twice a year with controlled-release fertilizer
Special handling: prone to spider mites, mist
Special feature/remarks:
removes of formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, xylene and trichloroethylene from the environment.