Dragon plants?
 

On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article
, "Janice Bond"
wrote:

Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think it's a
dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now. Got
it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's grown
too big for the front room, or any room I've got.
Tia


Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems
familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference, too.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Dragon plants?
 

On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article
, "Janice Bond"
wrote:

Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think it's a
dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now. Got
it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's grown
too big for the front room, or any room I've got.
Tia


Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems
familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference, too.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Dragon plants?
 

On 30/7/04 6:22 pm, in article ,
"Janice Bond" wrote:

Good ol Google
It's dracaena marginata. Apparently it doesn't like it cold. I'm in the
South West where it's not too cold in winter but I'm not sure it's warm
enough for this plant?


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article
, "Janice Bond"
wrote:

Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think
it's a
dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now.
Got
it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's
grown
too big for the front room, or any room I've got.
Tia


Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems
familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference,
too.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)



This is from a post written on 4 October 1999 by David Poole here on urg:

"True Dracaena
marginata is not at all hardy on mainland UK and will only tolerate
low temperatures if atmospheric and root moisture levels are low.
Cold tolerance for this species is no more than down to 5C when
coupled with the kind winter wet we get in this country, although if
kept dry under glass, it can tolerate light freezing. If night time
temperatures have been falling below 12C in your area during the past
month, this combined with the naturally heavy dew would also encourage
the browning of leaf tips and edges. The only species of Dracaena
that can tolerate our climate is Draceana draco (Dragon Tree) and then
only in the far south west. "

You don't say where you are in the SW but here, quite close to Dartmoor, we
can go to -5 or a bit lower in the winter while Salcombe and Torquay are
comparatively balmy. Close to the sea makes a lot of difference.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Dragon plants?
 

On 30/7/04 6:22 pm, in article ,
"Janice Bond" wrote:

Good ol Google
It's dracaena marginata. Apparently it doesn't like it cold. I'm in the
South West where it's not too cold in winter but I'm not sure it's warm
enough for this plant?


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 30/7/04 10:39 am, in article
, "Janice Bond"
wrote:

Can I put a Dragon plant outside, in the soil, not in a pot. I think
it's a
dragon plant, it looks like a mini Torquay palm, about 3 foot high now.
Got
it from Asda, three in a pot type thing when they were tiny but one's
grown
too big for the front room, or any room I've got.
Tia


Have a look at Cordyline on a Google Image search and see if that seems
familiar. What it really is and where you live will make a difference,
too.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)



This is from a post written on 4 October 1999 by David Poole here on urg:

"True Dracaena
marginata is not at all hardy on mainland UK and will only tolerate
low temperatures if atmospheric and root moisture levels are low.
Cold tolerance for this species is no more than down to 5C when
coupled with the kind winter wet we get in this country, although if
kept dry under glass, it can tolerate light freezing. If night time
temperatures have been falling below 12C in your area during the past
month, this combined with the naturally heavy dew would also encourage
the browning of leaf tips and edges. The only species of Dracaena
that can tolerate our climate is Draceana draco (Dragon Tree) and then
only in the far south west. "

You don't say where you are in the SW but here, quite close to Dartmoor, we
can go to -5 or a bit lower in the winter while Salcombe and Torquay are
comparatively balmy. Close to the sea makes a lot of difference.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)