Dracaena is a decorative foliage plant characterized by several popular species, many of which are toxic to pets but not humans. Common uses include cut foliage, pot plants, and landscaping, while 'lucky bamboo' is a marketed variant resembling true bamboos. The plants thrive in well-drained soil and vary in care requirements, with some needing regular watering and others preferring shady conditions.

1. Decorative Foliage Plant
Dracaena
Pronunciation:
dra - SEE – na

2. Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• Family: Asparagaceae
• Subfamily: Nolinoideae
• Genus: Dracaena
Vand. ex L.

3. Ornamental
• Some shrubby species, such as
D. deremensis, D. fragrans,
D. godseffiana, D. marginata, and
D. braunii, are popular as houseplants.
Many of these are toxic to pets, though not
humans, according to the ASPCA among
others. Rooted stem cuttings of D.
braunii are widely marketed in the U.S.A.
and the UK as "Lucky Bamboo", although
only superficially resembling true
bamboos.

4. Uses & Products
• Cut foliage
• Pot plants
• Landscaping plant
• Export Products
-Rooted cuttings
-Unrooted cuttings
• Cut leaves of Dracaena
deremensis and Dracaena fragrans
(masangeana) are exported Dracaena
sanderiana export mainly as potted plants.

5. Varieties
Dracaena fragrans

6. Dracaena marginata
•Native to Madagascar.
•Recently introduced to the
Philippines.
•The ‘Tricolor’ has in
addition white or yellowish
stripes along the green
centre, giving the plant an
overall greenish-gold
colour.
•Thrives in sunlight and
well-drained soil. Slow
growing. Propagated from
stem cuttings.

7. Dracaena reflexa ‘Song of India´
• This is a multi-trunk or clumping
shrub.
• Can become a small tree,
although its stems are weak and
may require support to keep the
plant from sprawling.
• The Reflexa bears white flowers
once annually. It prefers lightly
shady to shady conditions.
• Needs to be watered regularly
as the soil must be kept moist.
• Propagated from stem cuttings
and by division.

8. Dracaena sanderiana

9. sanderiana victoreii

10. sanderiana white

11. Dracaena godseffiana

12. Godseffiana Milky way

13. Gold Dust Dracaena

14. "Lucky Bamboo", Dracaena braunii

15. Reference
• http://philippinegarden.com/html/gallery/gallery_dd.html
• http://exploreagri.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/dracaena-
decorative-foliage-plant/
• http://www.philstar.com/gardening/520670/dracaena
• http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=Dracaena_hookeriana&action=edit&redlink=1
• "GRIN Species Records of Dracaena". Germplasm
Resources Information Network. United States
Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
• Dracaena names. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name
Database.

16. Reference
• "Genus: Dracaena Vand. ex L.". Germplasm Resources
Information Network. United States Department of
Agriculture. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
• Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. pp. 606–
607. ISBN 0-376-03851-9.
• Search for "Dracaena", World Checklist of Selected Plant
Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-
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