Sunset®: 21-25,27
USDA: 10-11
Frost Tolerance: Tender in Phoenix
Sun Exposure: Light shade to shade
Origin: West Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
Growth Habits: Slow growing pole shrub to 20 feet high. Leaves from 12 inches to 3 feet long (45 to 90 cm)
Flowers: White flowers
Watering Needs: Moderate water, will take some irregular watering
Propagation: Air layering, root stem sections, or suckers
Dracaena 'lemon lime'
The Corn Plant is a green, corn like Dracaena. Dracaena fragrans massangeana has a yellow stripe.
It will grow in a protected area in Phoenix. The desert dry air will keep the leaves relatively short closer to the 12 inches than to the the 3 feet!
Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans), U.S.D.A. Drawing, courtesy Hunt Institute
Blooming Habits:
The white flowers are very fragrant, they come in clusters and are followed by red-orange berries.
Culture:
Keep on the dry side in winter to avoid rotting. Fertilize every 2 months. Trim to generate new growth.
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