Dracaena

[WaianaeCrider]

Just started collecting these colorful plants.

Lemon Lime

Magenta

Kiwi

 

 

[Manalto]

I love dracaenas. I think they sometimes get overlooked, ironically, because of their very ubiquity. Many here, myself included, find "the tropical look" appealing.  Large-leafed plants and palms are essential to that, of course, but a starburst of dracaena foliage can contribute beautifully to such a composition, harmonizing with palm leaflets but also providing a sort of punctuation: an asterisk of texture and subtle color just where you need it, supported by those pipe-cleaner stems.

Nice choices. Do post photos of any new additions to the family.

[bubba]

A picture of what WC’s may look like sometime in the future:

[Marie Nock]

This is Dracena umbraculifera.  It was once thought to be extinct except in botanical gardens/private collections but was rediscovered in Madagascar in 2018 and is currently on the critically endangered list.

[Meangreen94z]

59 minutes ago, bubba said:

A picture of what WC’s may look like sometime in the future:

That’s a Beaucarnea, specifically Beaucarnea recurvata. They are from Mexico.

[WaianaeCrider]

1 hour ago, bubba said:

A picture of what WC’s may look like sometime in the future:

I have a huge Pony Tail "Palm" planted 17 years ago and the base is destroying my decking and retaining wall.  Will photo later today.

[WaianaeCrider]

10 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

I have a huge Pony Tail "Palm" planted 17 years ago and the base is destroying my decking and retaining wall.  Will photo later today.

 

[bubba]

That is a monster!