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information: This is a "Madagascar Dragon
Tree" tip or bush.
There are five different types of Dracaena marginata on the
market today. The green variety pictured above, Tri-color, Bi-
color, Colorama, and Magenta. The plants that have color in their
names are varying shades of green, white, pink to reds. Magenta
has burgundy colored foliage that may turn green if in to low of
light. "Madagascar Dragon Trees" are available from
small starter plants to twenty foot plus specimens. They are grown
in several variations such as Staggered plants, Exotic shape,
Branched, tips or bush and tree form.
Check for watering weekly... allowing the soil to dry to
the touch about 1/3 down the pot. Yellowing leaves can be an
indication of over watering, under watering or simply just normal
leaf drop.. Under watered plants will shed a large amount of
totally yellow leaves from the lower portion of the head, whereas
a plant that has been over-watered, the leaf will yellow from the
tip towards the stem. Feed only once a year... the Dracaena family
does not like to be fertilized.
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