Dracaena Warnekii Plant

D. deremensis warnekiiStriped Dracaena Plant

Dracaena Warnekii HousePlants, like all Dracaenas, are hardy, slow-growing houseplants that thrives on neglect. Sometimes referred to as the Striped Dracaena, this dracaena has long, pointed, narrow green and white striped leaves.  Dracaena Warnekii HousePlants can be used as table planst, bushy floor plants, or tall cane plants for home or office. The Dracaena Warnekii Jumbo has wider leaves and is a more compact plant. The Lemon Lime cultivar of the Striped Dracaena has yellow and green stripes. A Dracaena Warnekii is one of the few colorful plants that can survive in low lightWhen you select “Low Light” a list of the most adaptive plants in our database appears. These plants can live in lighting conditions too low to support any other plants in our database, but will grow faster in medium and high light. Variegation (color) in the leaves is often lost in low light. A plant in low light needs less water and fertilizer than the same plant in better light. Place a low-light plant within 2-3 ft. of a window with a northern exposure, 3-5 ft. of a window with an eastern exposure, 4-10 ft. of a window with a western exposure, and 10-18ft. of a window with a southern exposure. A low light area has between 50-150 ft. candles of light. The best low light house plants are: Chinese Evergreen, Dracaena Janet Craig, Peace Lily, Heart leaf Philodendron. conditions. NASA recommends Dracaena Warnekii  HousePlants as one of the top ten plants for removing formaldehyde from the air.

Dracaena warneki plants are considered by some to be slightly poisonous, especially to dogs and cats. Read more about common houseplants that are poisonous in Don’t Feed Me To Your Cat! A Guide to Poisonous Houseplants