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Dracaena deremensis
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Dracaena deremensis is a tropical shrub of the Dracaena genus.
Dracaena deremensis grows as an 8 to 12 feet unbranched rosette
of evergreen leaves, though some cultivars are variegated in a
white to grey-green color. Dracaena deremensis is also commonly
grown as an indoor houseplant and includes the popular cultivars
'Janet Craig' and 'Warneckii'.
Dracaena deremensis
Dracaena deremensis has also been shown by the NASA Clean Air
Study to help remove chemicals such as Formaldehyde as well as
xylene and toluene[1].
Propagation
Dracaena deremensis can easily by propagated by stem cuttings
taken from the main trunk, or by a process known as air layering.
Dracaena deremensis 'Warneckii'
References
Kingdom: Plantae
1. ^ Wolverton, B.C. (1996) How to Grow Fresh Air. New
York: Penguin Books.
External links
University of Florida Cooperative Extention Service
(http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/DRADERA.PDF)
Scientific classification
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Ruscaceae
Genus:
Dracaena
Species:
D. deremensis
Binomial name
Dracaena deremensis
Engl.
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