Dracaena, Song of India 'Variegata'

8 months ago I took a cutting from a garden in Siesta Key. I stuck it into a pot full of poor, sandy soil that was already sitting at the...Read More edge of my driveway in Sarasota, FL. I watered it once or twice, got busy and forgot it. Although it receives sun all day long (no shade whatsoever) and I seldom water it, it has thrived.

In Florida this plant is a shade loving plant. I have a varigated and non varigated version. Last winter I lost most of the non varigated...Read More to freeze. I protected it from all sun and gave it a little TLC. It is now coming back with two new shoots from the root. Beautiful foliage plant.

Zone 8b, Heat Zone 9 deep East, TX near Lake Sam Rayburn
10-31-09 I found soft scale on the bottom of my leaves on my Song of Indi...Read Morea, Dracaena reflexa 'Vareigata'.
It spent the summer in a pot placed in a west area under shade trees.
I will take the following action rid my plant of scale:
Organic Gardening recommends spot treating scale by wiping them from plant with a cotton ball soaked in 70 percent isopropyl alcohol. (find at any grocery store)
My plant is large so I used the whole-plant spray by diluting 2 cups of isopropyl alcohol with one quart water.
Note: Test this solution on a small area of YOUR plant before spraying to be sure YOUR plant will not be damaged.
I plan to bring my Song of India inside for the winter as soon as all scale has been eliminated.
Have a cozy winter season : )

This plant was given to me as a gift when my father passed away and I knew NOTHING about it. After a week it almost died inside the hous...Read Moree - I moved it to the greenhouse and it started coming back. I have it in a large pot on the south side of my house and it has gotten full sun just about all day and is doing great. 2 of the tops were broken off and I stuck them in the ground just to see what they would do - one of them has started growing a new plant.