it looks like a dracena and i dont think it will survive. you can pop it ot in a pot in the summer but I always have thought of them as houseplants.

It looks exactly like a cordaline i have called 'Torbay Dazzler' and it is fairly hardy....Maybe if you googled it you could decide...:>)

Definitely a Draceana. Related to Cordyline australis, but this species is not hardy.

Homebird, I have this one .... it's Dracaena Marginata 'Tricolour'. This plant loves heat, humidity and tolerates drought conditions. I don't think it would survive outdoors during your winter as it likes to stay warm ... but should survive in a greenhouse. It's easily propagated from cuttings.

My Dracaena used to look just like this one. Now it's lost all variegation and is just a plain green. I wonder why????

You're right Bernieh, this is Dracaena marginata. We have two ourselves. They're beautiful plants, but I don't think they will survive outdoors. Nice photo, Homebird!

Gilli ... is your Dracaena marginata growing indoors? This plant has less chlorophyll than the common green species. It will not grow as fast and it requires much more light to live indoors - somewhere really bright. Both of mine grow outdoors in full sun and have never lost their variegation in ten years.

Yes, it is Bernieh for most of the year.....that must be why it's green now....trying more chlorophyll because it's not getting enough light. It does go outside during the summer but into the shade.....maybe I should try more sun and move it down to my plant room during the winter.

I think I'd give it a go Gilli ... it should help.

Thanks Bernieh... :o)