kris anthem um wrote:
'David Hare-Scott[_2_ Wrote:
;996429']David E. Ross wrote:-
On 12/14/2013 3:57 PM, Bill wrote:-

I "stole" this plant from beside the dumpster because it looked
healthy and interesting and I'm aiming to identify it so I can care
for it, water it to the appropriate amount & frequency, etc. Please
see below. Anyone? I'd say it's about 4 feet (120 cm) from dirt to
top.

http://tinyurl.com/nwtq7o7

http://tinyurl.com/ntfke4b

Thanks in advance -

- Bill
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It is a Cordyline, possibly C. fruitcosa. If it is C. fruitcosa, it
is a tropical that is a houseplant in most U.S. climates.-

I don't think so. Cordyline fruticosa has softer, broader more erect
leaves
and a more definite pink-red colour most of the time. I reckon
Dracaena

marginata. I think they would not be distant relatives and probably
enjoy
the same conditions.

D

I agree. It is definetly not a Cordyline.
Dracaena marginata has distinctive redness along outer edges of
leaves, which seem to be missing, but the narrowness of its leaves
fits with marginata and very few other Dracaena types.

If you google images of D.marginata you will see a wide variation in the
leaf colours, from the more standard green with red margins, green with
other shades of green margins to almost orange. I think the breeders have
been busy over that last decade or two producing variant cultivars. In any
event I am comfortable that if the OP treats it as that he will not go too
far wrong with the growing conditions.

D