Species · genus Dracaena · Asparagaceae

Madagascar Dragon Tree

Dracaena marginata Lem.

Also known as: Red-Edged Dracaena · Dragon Tree · Marginata · Dragon Blood Tree

Growth habit

Unknown

Reference · D. marginata

Cultivars of D. marginata

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under D. marginata yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Dracaena marginata is a slender, woody-stemmed foliage plant in the Asparagaceae family, growing as an upright cane topped with narrow strap-like leaves. It keeps modest water reserves in its stems and resents soggy roots, so let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering again. Give it a bright spot out of harsh direct sun and ordinary household humidity.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-18d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 18 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–27 °C

Soil mix

Well-draining peat-based mix with perlite

Propagation

Cane or tip cuttings rooted in water or moist mix

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Rarely flowers indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Saponins — vomiting (occasionally with blood), depression, anorexia, drooling. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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A few clear photos — habit, a mature leaf, a flower if it blooms — would give this page its eyes.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-18d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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