Dragon tree
Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia
- Wants
- Bright indirect
- Tolerates
- Bright direct down to low
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Pets
- Not safe
Why it wants that
It matures into a small tree under a Madagascan canopy, so its leaf tufts evolved for bright but filtered light rather than open sun.
Too little light
Growth slows and the foliage loses its colour - the narrow red leaf margins fade and the plant holds fewer, thinner leaves per tuft (MOBOT: 'foliage loses best color in too much shade';
Too much
Round dry patches and pale streaks burn into the leaf blades (Clemson HGIC: 'Round dry patches and streaks on the leaves may be caused by excessive sunlight on the foliage.').