8 Dracaena Varieties for Indoors with Names and Pictures

Corn Palm also called Corn Plant, Striped Dracaena or Compact Dracaena is an easy-care plant whose glossy, large, yellow-striped leaves will brighten up even the dullest of places.

Striped Dracaena is a slow-grower but can reach a height of 6 feet and a width of 2 feet. On account of its size and striking foliage, it is one of the best indoor plants for the living room.

Dracaena fragrans flourishes in bright indirect light (dappled light), warmth of 16-28⁰C, humidity of 50-55% and consistently moist, fertile, well-drained potting soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Corn Palm (Dracaena fragrans).

Dracaena deremensis is a slow-growing species which features broad, lance-shaped leaves in a deep, glossy green with one or more longitudinal stripes in a different color.

At maturity, Dracaena deremensis can reach a height of 4 feet and the leaves are about 1.5 feet long. It is among the best large-leafed bold statement plants for the home. The young plants may be grown as part of a mixed group with the various leaf patterns complementing and overlapping one another.

Dracaena deremensis performs best in bright indirect light (filtered light), warmth of 18-27⁰C, humidity of 50-55% and consistently moist, rich, well-drained potting mix coupled with monthly feeding in spring and summer. Check out our guide on how to grow and care for Dracaena deremensis.

Dragon Tree is also called Dragon Blood Tree, Canary Islands Dragon Tree or Drago is a popular plant whose bark and leaves secrete a reddish resin when cut; a substance known as dragon's blood, hence the common name.

The trunk is grey and is topped by tough sword-shaped green leaves which droop downwards as they age. Dragon Blood Tree can grow to a height of 4 feet and is one of the best tree-like plants for the indoors.

Dracaena draco prospers in bright indirect light, warmth of 16-27⁰C, humidity of 50-55% and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco).

Gold Dust Dracaena also called Spotted-Leaf Dracaeana, Japanese Bamboo or Gold Dust Plant is the odd one among the Dracaenas as it is distinctly shrubby with broad, oval leaves rather than palm-like with long, grassy leaves.

Spotted-Leaf Dracaeana is a compact plant which grows to a height of about 2 feet, placing it among the best plants for the limited spaces in the home or office space.

Dracaena godseffiana does best in bright indirect light (dappled light), warmth of 15-27⁰C, humidity of 60-70% and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding during the growing season. Learn more on how to grow and care for Gold Dust Dracaena (Dracaena godseffiana).

Madagascar Dragon Tree is one of the most colorful of the Dracaena plants and produces a red, gum-like resin in the stems that was likened to dragon blood and hence the common name.

The Madagascar Dragon Tree is a tough, drought-tolerant plant and is considered to be one of the hard to kill plants as it adapts well to a wide range of growing conditions.

Dracaena marginata requires bright indirect light (filtered light), warmth of 15-28⁰C, humidity of 45-55% and moderately moist, rich, well-drained potting mix coupled with monthly feeding in spring and summer. Read more on how to grow and care for Madagascar Dragon Tree (Dracaena marginata).

Song of India also called Pleomele or Song of Jamaica is a spectacular plant which features yellow-banded, short, narrow, pointed, green leaves, arranged spirally and are tufted at the end of the branches.

Song of Jamaica is easy to grow and can survive low light conditions but the variegation develops best in bright light. It requires a humid environment to thrive and is considered as one of the best plants for the bathroom where the conditions are constantly moist.

Dracaena reflexa grows best in bright indirect light (filtered light), warmth of 16-27⁰C, humidity of 60-70% and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with fortnightly feeding during the growing season. Learn how to grow and care for Song of India (Dracaena reflexa).

Lucky Bamboo also called Curly Bamboo, Ribbon Plant, Ribbon Dracaena or Chinese Water Bamboo is popular due to its tolerance to neglect and is believed to bring good luck by feng shui enthusiasts, hence the common name.

Curly Bamboo bears highly twisted arching grey-green leaves and slender, soft and upright stems with red roots. It grows to a maximum height of 2-3 feet and the leaves are about 9 inches long which makeing it ideal one of the best small low-light plants for an office desk.

Dracaena sanderiana can be grown either in water or in soil. It thrives in bright indirect light, warmth of 16-27⁰C, humidity of 50-55% and consistently moist, rich, well-drained soil coupled with monthly feeding in the growing season. Check out our guide on how to grow and care for Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana).

Snake Plants also called Mother-in-law's Tongue or Saint George's Sword are slow growing, low maintenance and extremely hardy plants which will withstand low light, dry air, drafts and drought conditions.

There are about 70 species of Snake Plants which are favoured for their variegated foliage with yellow or silvery-white stripes on the leaf margins. Many Snake Plants varieties are perfect for home growing.

Dracaena trifasciata formerly Sansevieria trifasciata prospers in bright light with 6-8 hours of direct sunlight, warmth of 16-29⁰C, humidity of 50-55% and moderately moist, fertile, succulents soil coupled with monthly feeding in spring and summer. Learn how to grow and care for Snake Plants (Dracaena trifasciata).