A popular indoor plant that is easy to grow and care for; produces elegant deep green leaves with light green centers; can be used as a tabletop or floor plant; tolerates low light areas.Hawaiian Sunshine Dracaena's attractive glossy sword-like leaves remain dark green in color with prominent light green stripes throughout the year. The flowers are not ornamentally significant. The dark green stems can be quite attractive and add to the plant's interest.This is an herbaceous evergreen houseplant with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture stands it apart from other indoor plants with finer foliage. This plant may benefit from an occasional pruning to look its best.
A watering requirements of a dracaena plant are fairly simple. As an overall low-maintenance houseplant, its soil and leaves simply need to stay moist. This can be achieved with regular misting and watering several times per week. Ensure a soil fully dries between watering and never gets soggy.
The ideal blend of soil for plant growth is called loam. Often referred to as topsoil or black dirt by landscape companies, loam is a mixture of sand, clay, and silt.
To prune a plant to encourage bushy new growth, snip off the dominant buds on select stems, staggering the cuts to encourage varied growth.
Dracaenas prefer daytime house temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and nighttime temperatures that are about 10 degrees cooler. These tropical plants can grow outdoors only in frost-free conditions.
The Dracaena is a slightly poisonous plant. Eating leaves from some of our four-legged friends can lead to stomach problems.
