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| Clockwise from top left. Dracaena Surprise, Lemon Surprise, White Surprise. |
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This is the second post on Dragon Series Dracaena, highlighting three more of the varieties. You can check out the last post
here to get the basic care info on these plants. Not mentioned in the last post, is that all of these varieties were bred, selected and produced in the Netherlands by
Dracaenakwekerij 'De Plaats' B.V. under the Dragontree name. Though they are branded under the Dragontree name, you will often see them sold as the Dragon Series or as the individually named varieties. All of the varieties are plant patent protected so propagation for commercial use is prohibited unless you have the licensing for it.
Lemon Surprise is one of the most prevalent varieties on the market and has a distinct twisting growth habit. The plant has large lemon/lime colored margins along the edges of the leaves. The color is slightly variable depending on how much light the plant receives.The inner portion of the leaf is a greyish green with a slight white line between that and the lime green margins.
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| Dracaena Lemon Surprise. |
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White Surprise is very similar to Lemon Surprise except that the white portions of the leaf are much larger and the lime green margins are much smaller. This variety is also slightly smaller in form most likely due to the extra variegation on the leaves. It is also one of the slowest growers out of the series. Light levels that are too high will cause the lighter portions of the leaf to burn.
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| Dracaena White Surprise with slight burning on the leaves. |
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Surprise has much less of a twist to it, though it is still slightly there and the white margins on the interior of the leave are very minor. The lime margins on the edges are similar to that of White Surprise. The inner portion of the leave has a grey/green streaked pattern. I have found in my own experience that Surprise has lots of variation between specimens in terms of expression of color, specifically with the lime green margins.
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| Dracaena Surprise |
