A little sunshine indoors can lift anyone’s day. Our Dracaena ‘Massangeana’ is a bright, cheerful gift that brings warmth and colour to a home or office all year round.
It's a classic houseplant for good reason, forgiving and easy to live with. Already sitting in a stylish white cover pot, it simply needs unboxing to start brightening the space.
- Bright indirect light
- Frost tender
- Indoor plant
- Toxic to pets
- Boxed nationwideCouriered anywhere in NZ
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- 100% NZ ownedOwned, operated and grown here
Why It's A Great Gift
Golden striped leaves on tall, sculptural canes
Dracaena ‘Massangeana’, the much-loved corn plant, brings a bright, tropical feel to any room, with long, arching, glossy green leaves striped down the centre with gold. It is usually grown as several woody canes of different heights, each topped with its own fountain of leaves, giving it a layered, sculptural look.
It makes a striking floor feature in a living room, office or entranceway with bright, indirect light, and is famously forgiving. A cheerful, long-lasting gift for a new home, a new office or a first-time plant owner.
Care at a glance
Easy going, year-round style
Bright indirect light, careful watering and clean water help this corn plant thrive. Here is what it needs.
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Light
Bright indirect light
Bright, indirect light keeps the golden stripes vivid. It copes with lower light, but grows slowly and the stripes may fade. Keep it out of direct sun, which scorches the leaves.
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Water
When dry to touch
Water thoroughly once the top few centimetres of mix are dry, then let it drain. Water less often in winter and never leave it sitting in water.
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Climate
Frost tender
Keep indoors in a warm room, ideally 18 - 24°C, and above 13°C. Keep it away from cold draughts and heaters.
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Soil
Potting mix
A good quality potting mix with added perlite or bark gives the roots the air and drainage they need.
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Size
Around 1.2 - 1.8m tall indoors
A slow grower with leaves up to around 60cm long. Canes can be cut back in spring to control height, and will sprout new leaves below the cut.
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Pets
Toxic to pets
Dracaenas contain saponins, which can cause drooling, vomiting and weakness in cats and dogs if chewed. Keep it out of reach of pets.
Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’, the corn plant, named for its corn-like leaves and fragrant flowers.
Origins
The corn plant grows wild across tropical Africa, from Sierra Leone in the west to Kenya in the east. Dracaena comes from the Greek for ‘female dragon’, while fragrans refers to its sweetly scented flowers. ‘Massangeana’ is the most widely grown form, prized for the golden stripe down each leaf.
In the wild, it can grow taller than 6m. Indoors, it rarely flowers, but a mature plant may surprise you with clusters of small, white blooms that release a sweet perfume at night.
What people say
5.0 from 2 reviews
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Absolutely stoked, perfect low maintenance addition to my desk, holds up well under the office lighting.
Ruby · -
Bought this for a friend's housewarming, great little gift for them to come home to. They loved it.
TheFernWhisperer ·
Delivery times
North Island
We aim to deliver orders received by 10am (Monday to Friday) to main North Island centres the next working day. Add 1-2 days for rural deliveries and outlying towns, as the courier may not deliver daily.
South Island
Deliveries to South Island main centres take 2-3 working days if received before 10am, plus 1-2 days for rural deliveries and outlying towns, as the courier may not deliver daily.
General
We are also unable to arrange delivery on weekends.
We will do our best to deliver on days specified, but unfortunately we cannot guarantee.
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