Species · genus Dracaena · Asparagaceae

Song Of India

Dracaena reflexa Lam.

Also known as: Pleomele

Growth habit

shrub or tree

Native range

Aldabra, Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles

Reference · D. reflexa

Cultivars of D. reflexa

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

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

Guide

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A woody shrub or small tree native to Madagascar and the islands of the western Indian Ocean, where it grows in bright, dappled light rather than harsh midday sun. It holds moisture in its woody stems and resents soggy roots, so let the top two inches of mix dry before watering again. Bright indirect light and average household humidity suit it well.

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

16–29 °C

Soil mix

Rich, well-draining potting mix with perlite

Propagation

Stem tip cuttings rooted in moist mix

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in spring and summer

Growth rate

Slow

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.

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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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