Dracaena hookeriana

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Dracaena Hookeriana, Koch (C. Rumphii. Hook. D. Rumphii. Regel). Trunk 3-6 ft. high, sometimes branched: lvs. numerous, densely clustered, sword- shaped (2-2½ ft. x 1½-2 in.), outer reflexed, all long- attenuate at the apex, scarcely narrowed below, margin white-pellucid, lower face concave, indistinctly costate beneath: bracts 1½-3 in. long, white: pedicels 3-4 lines long; perianth greenish, 12-15 lines long; filaments filiform: berries orange. Cape of Good Hope. D. latifolia, Regel, is a horticultural variety, with lvs. 3-3½ in. wide. G.C. III. 20:305 (var. latifolia). B.M. 4279 (as Cordyline Rumphii.) Var. variegata, Hort. Variegated foliage. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.