Dracaena species unknown

Possibly Dracaena concinna Kunth., from Madagasdcar.  An evergreen shrub with lance-shaped green leaves, to 90cm, margined with red.  To 2m.  [RHSD, Hortus].  another possibility is Dracaena deremensis Engl., from Tropical East Africa.  A spreading shrub with leaves to 70cm, usually variegated in cultivated plants, of which there are many varieties, and terminal panicles of dark red flowers in clusters of 20-30.  To 4.5m.  [RHSD, Hortus]. 

Horticultural & Botanical History

No data.

History at Camden Park

Listed only in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.396/1850].

Notes

Published Feb 22, 2009 - 01:55 PM | Last updated Feb 15, 2010 - 11:22 AM


More details about Dracaena species unknown
Family Agavaceae
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Name in the Camden Park Record

Dracaena sp. (from Madagascar

Confidence level low