Plant Profile

Dracaena fragrans 'Deremensis' (Corn Plant, Striped dracaena)

Striped dracaena is an evergreen houseplant that has an attractive, glossy, stripped green folliage. It also grows small greenish-white flowers, sometimes followed by orange berries.

To be planted in fertile, well drained soil, in sunny areas.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Dracaena

Pronunciation: druh-SEE-nuh FRAY-granz
Plant type: Shrub
Origin: Africa
Heat Zones: 1 to 15

Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13
Uses: Specimen, Mass Planting, Indoor, Container, Wildlife
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Slow

Tree Shape: Upright

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Open

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m, 3 to 5 m

Spread at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 meters, 1.5 to 3 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

Leaf Venation: Parallel

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 30 - 50

Leaf Shape: Linear

Leaf Margins: Undulate

Leaf Texture: Leathery, Glossy

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green, Variegated

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 7 - 10

Flower Type: Raceme

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: Pleasant

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Year Round
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
Fruit

Fruit Type: Berry

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Orange

Seasons: Year Round

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: No

Salt Tolerance: Poor
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Part
Management

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Mites, Thrips, Caterpillars, Scales

Plant Propagation: Cutting