My neighbor has this plant in her cube. I am wondering just what is it? It's approx 2 ft tall and seems to be built kind of like a Dracaena, but not quite. Any ideas? Thanks! Ben
Dracaena braunii, usually incorrectly called Dracaena sanderiana in the trade. Actually the name D. sanderiana was originally given to the variegated form but they are the same species. This is what the so-called "Lucky Bamboo" really looks like when grown properly in soil.
Wow I had no idea. I suspected some variety of Drac, but not that one. Does the leaf morphology change when grown in soil? All the water grown plants I have seen have much pointier leaves.
many plants morph as they age. most philodendron, epipremnum and monstera that you see are juvenile forms - the adult forms often look nothing like them (which makes for a ton of confusion when trying to make a correct id). i'm not aware that drac's morph as they age, nor am i aware of any plant that has a different leaf shape when grown in soil vs water. 'lucky bamboo' is d. sanderiana. what you have is something else - could be a drac or could be something else.
I have two D.sanderiana plants that have been planted from water to soil for a couple of yrs at least, and the leaves still look the same, pointed, not so rounded. Not exactly sure what you have, but the leaves of the plant in question look a little wavy on the ends to me, similair to Calathea.
We have a winner. Kioni & Mr Subjunctive over at gardenweb found it for me. Looks like its a Cordyline glauca. You can see a larger photo of a great specimen in bloom over on Mr. Subjunctive's blog. Thanks for the input everyone!
You don't have a winner at all. There is no such species named Cordyline glauca and there never was. The name is made up and not valid. The leaves aren't even glaucous, they are plain green. Incorrect info on Gardenweb again. The plant in the link is the plain green form of Cordyline terminalis. Its a much larger growing plant than yours. The leaves of Dracaena braunii (D. sanderiana) will grow fuller and become deeper green when grown in soil.
