Features:
Common name:
Family: Dracaenaceae
Origin: Guatemala
Height at maturity: 4 to 8 meters
Hardiness: -4°C
Exposure: sunny
Plant type: shrub
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: summer
Flower color: creamy white and mauve
Soil type: loam and sand (80/20) and draining
Watering: normal without excess
Use: pot, tray or isolated
Diseases and pests: spider mites, scale insects
Toxicity: not determined
Storage of seeds: 1 year in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
Evergreen tree with a swollen base in the shape of an elephant’s foot and an erect trunk that branches out with age.
These medium green colored leaves are arranged in rosettes up to 2 meters long. In summer bloom tiny creamy white flowers slightly tinged with mauve and grouping in panicles 1 meter long.
