SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dracaena fragrans 'Lemon Lime'
KNOWN AS: Lemon Lime Dracaena, Striped Dracaena
CLIMATE (LOCATION): Horticultural Hybrid | Tropical Africa (Parentage)
DESCRIPTION: The 'Lemon Lime' is perhaps the most "electric" variety in the Dracaena family. It features wide, arching leaves with a bold, neon-yellow (lemon) and lime-green border, separated from a darker green center by thin white stripes. It brings an instant pop of neon color to any room and is often sold as a single "bush" or as a "staggered cane" (multiple trunks of different heights in one pot). 
Light Requirement: High Light (Bright Indirect Light)
Quick Tip: Water when the top 50–75% of the soil is dry. Sensitive to chemicals.
Preferred Temperature: 65º - 80º
Preferred Humidity: 40 - 60%; Moderate Humidity
Dracaena ‘Lemon Lime’ Lighting Requirements: High Light (Bright Indirect Light)
Aspect Hanging Heights - Dracaena ‘Lemon Lime’
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Soltech's Recommendation -
24" to 36"
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Vita Hanging Heights - Dracaena ‘Lemon Lime’
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Soltech's Recommendation -
36º Narrow Beam Vita : 24" to 36"
60º Wide Beam Vita : 12" to 24"
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Highland Hanging Heights - Dracaena ‘Lemon Lime’
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Soltech's Recommendation -
36º Narrow Beam Highland : 30" to 42"
60º Wide Beam Highland : 18" to 30"
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