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Song of India
Song of India
Dracaena reflexa
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Decades
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical forest
Range
Indian Ocean islands
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Song of India features vibrant, yellow-edged leaves that spiral around its stems like a winding staircase. Originally from the sunny islands of the Indian Ocean, this cheerful plant is a champion at cleaning the air and brightening up any room it grows in.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Species
Dracaena reflexa