Identification: Need Palm identification.

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by Kimmie1981, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. Kimmie1981

    Kimmie1981 Member

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    I looked through the threads on here about palms, and I know it's not a Majesty Palm. I'm having no luck finding out information on it.
    I brought the palm indoors in November, and it did well until Late December when i started noticing the leaves becoming brown and dropping, or just the tips browning. I took the advice from other palm threads, and watched how much I was watering it, and made sure that the window it was at had plenty of light. There is new growth, but still a lot of browning.
    Does it need repotted? I have not tried fertilizers for it yet.

    Any ideas?
    Thanks!
     

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    It is some kind of Dracaena...... It seems to be a Dracaena angustifolia or Dracaena reflexa.
     
  3. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Could also be a Yucca spp? Definitely not a palm tree.
     
  4. Weekend Gardener

    Weekend Gardener Active Member 10 Years

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    Looks like spineless yucca, Yucca. elephantipes. Whatever it is, it looks like it hasn't been getting enough light.
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Have to agree with Moon kyu Lee, Dracaena Sp.

    HTH
    Chris
     
  6. L.plant

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    Probably Dracaena angustifolia. Light brown tips generally indicate that there was a lack of soil moisture at one point. Only has to become overly dry once to brown the tips, and more light also equals more need for water. Doesn't appear to need re-potting just yet.
     

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