
They grow best in bright light and if allowed to dry out between waterings.

The stems are topped by clusters of slender arching leaves with narrow purple margins. Both have stems that can be trained to bend or spiral. Two great choices are dragon tree ( Dracaena marginal), which resembles a small palm tree and can reach heights of 10 feet, and lucky bamboo ( Dracaena sanderiana), which isn't bamboo at all. But there is a good amount of variety in the genre of dracaena and most make excellent easy-care houseplants.

Urban container gardens planted in towns across America feature one spiky dracaena stuck in the center of red blooming geraniums in a half whiskey barrel. The Spruce Home Improvement Review Boardĭracaena has long been the centerpiece of container plantings.
