Plant Bio

“Warneckii” dracaena (Dracaena deremensis “Warneckii”) is a green dracaena cultivar with white stripes along the edges of its leaves. It is a shorter dracaena that matures to a height of only 4 feet tall. While there are quite a few members of the Dracaena family, Warneckii is among the most colorful and easy care. In fact, it makes the list as one of the best indoor house plants for those reasons.

A Dracaena warnekii survives in low light, but grows faster and fuller in medium light. In low light, the new leaves may be smaller and narrower. Direct sun burns the leaves. All dracaena plants like to be kept on the dry side. Water well and then allow the top 50% of the soil to dry out before watering again. Never allow the plant to sit in water. The lower the light level the less water a dracaena warnekii needs. All dracaenas are very sensitive to fluoride. If your household water is heavily chlorinated allow it to sit out over night, use water from an outside hose, use rain water or distilled water. Dracaena plants do not require much fertilizer. Use a fast-draining well-aerated loose soil. Dracaena plants can even be grown in soil mixed with lava rock.