Description
This many-branched specimen has a thick base, with an intricate pattern left behind by spent leaves covering the surface of the stems. Slender branches snake between each other, with a bright green tuft of leaves at the top.
The dramatic Dracaena draco ‘Compact’. The most striking of the ‘Dragon Trees’ is slow growing, producing just a chunky single stem as a juvenile plant but eventually spreading out and branching out. Dense rosettes of long sword-shaped leaves in shades of blue-green with tinges of silver are around 60cm long, while the trees themselves can reach an imposing 7.5 metres in the wild. When mature and multi-branched, Dracaena draco ‘Compact’, with more slender stems than usual, makes for a hypnotising display of contorting stems, although its thick patterned stems are impressive all on their own.
WATERING
In S/S water when 30% of the top soil has dried out. In A/W allow top soil to dry out 50%. A good tip to remember – if your plant is getting less light then it will need less water.
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Bright, indirect. Shade tolerant.
FEED
Use a houseplant fertiliser 2-3 times a year.
REPOTTING
Repot every 3 years or alternatively replace the top 10cm of the soil with fresh house plant compost every 2 years.
POT SIZE / HEIGHT
See available sizes below. Please note that, due to their natural variability, specimens’ height may be within 10-20% of the stated height below.
Plant is supplied in its plastic nursery pot.
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