Dracaena marginata

Striking, Award-Winning Indoor Plant That Practically Takes Care Of Itself
1 x 12cm Pot   |   SKU: 800192
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Key Features

  • An award-winning and highly fashionable houseplant
  • Easy to grow and the perfect plant for those new to indoor gardening
  • Dramatic, sword-shaped, narrow dark green leaves with striking red edges
  • This architectural houseplant brings instant impact to bright spots in a room
  • Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot, ready to display. Please note, the pictured decorative pot is not included
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Description

Looking very much like a palm tree in miniature, Dracaena marginata, also known as the Madagascar Dragon Tree, is an evergreen indoor shrub with a crown of long, sword-shaped, dark green leaves. Finely edged with reddish-brown.

Holder of the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you can be sure that it is a tried and tested winner, Dracaena is an easy-to-grow indoor plant that thrives on little care - a superb choice for anyone new to growing houseplants or want low-maintenance indoor displays.

Dragon Trees need a bright position, which makes them ideal for a light windowsill out of direct sunlight and away from artificial heat sources such as radiators. They are slow growing, too, taking about 10 years to get to approximately 150cm, so they won't overtake your home or outgrow a space.

As well as being super easy to grow, Dracaena is well known for helping keep the air in your home clean as it filters out pollutants. According to NASA, this plant can remove formaldehyde, xylene and toluene, found in furniture, fireplace smoke and common household products.

Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm nursery pot. Please note: The decorative pot shown in the image is not supplied.

Top Tips
  • Water the plant only when the top 1 inch of soil is dry and then water it thoroughly with tepid water.
  • Never allow the base of the pot to sit in a saucer of water.

 

Care Information
  • Feed the plant with a liquid houseplant fertilizer every two weeks in spring and summer.
  • Repot every 2 years into a pot one size larger until plants reach the desired height. After that, repot every three years into the same pot to refresh the soil.
  • Control your plant's height by cutting off the top when needed. The stem will look a bit bare for a while, but within a few weeks, new shoots will appear and the leaves will regrow.

 

Delivery Information

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

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Size Guide
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Pro Plug
Small Plugs

Size:
Height 4-6cm

Ease:
Easy

Grow On?:
Yes

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Medium Plugs

Size:
Height 5-7cm

Ease:
Easy

Grow On?:
Yes

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Plugs

Size:
Height 8-12cm

Ease:
Easy

Grow On?:
Yes

Jumbo Plugs
Plugs

Size:
Height 10-20cm

Ease:
Easy

Grow On?:
Yes

Garden Ready
Garden Ready

Size:
Height 14-20cm

Ease:
Easiest

Grow On?:
Not Necessary