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spotted Dracaena (Japanese bamboo)

Dracaena surculosa

Description:

Long considered a bamboo (many call it "Japanese bamboo") this plant is actually a member of the family Asparagaceae. Here it is fruiting. Note the "spotted" leaves.

Habitat:

This specimen is a potted plant, outdoors. The climate is equatorial/tropical.

Notes:

This is the same plant as in the previous spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/782... that was flowering 4 months before.

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1 Comment

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Thanks! It's not a Dracaena that I'm familiar with.

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Nov 15, 2011
Submitted on Nov 15, 2011

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