SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dracaena goldieana
KNOWN AS: Green Zebra Plant, Queen of Dracaenas, Zebra Striped Dragon Tree
CLIMATE (LOCATION): Central Africa (Nigeria, Zaire) | Tropical Rainforest
DESCRIPTION: While most Dracaenas have long, strap-like leaves, the Green Zebra (D. goldieana) is a stunning outlier. It features broad, oval leaves that come to a sharp point, characterized by a unique horizontal banding pattern. The dark forest-green leaves are "painted" with irregular, silver-grey to pale-green cross-bands, resembling a zebra's stripes or a snake's skin. It is a slow-growing, highly ornamental species that is considered a "trophy plant" among Dracaena collectors.
Light Requirement: High Light (Bright Indirect Light)
Quick Tip: Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy. Avoid tap water.
Preferred Temperature: 70º - 85º
Preferred Humidity: 60 - 80%; High Humidity
Green Zebra Plant Lighting Requirements: High Light (Bright Indirect Light)
Aspect Hanging Heights - Green Zebra Plant
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Soltech's Recommendation -
24" to 36"
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Vita Hanging Heights - Green Zebra Plant
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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 - Green Zebra Plant
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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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A Pink Princess Philodendron isn't the plant you want to experiment on with a pair of dull scissors and no plan. Between the price tag and the fact that its pink coloring can be a little unpredictable, it's fair to feel more cautious cutting into this one than you would a pothos. The good news is that propagating a Pink Princess is genuinely simple once you understand the one thing that trips most people up: the pink pattern on your cutting isn't guaranteed to look exactly like the parent plant.
If your plant hasn't put out a new leaf in a while, or the leaves it is growing are small, pale, and spaced far apart on a stretched-out stem, it can feel like it's just stalled for no reason. It's not. Slow or leggy growth is almost always your plant telling you something specific, and once you know what to look for, the fix is usually simple.
If your Monstera's new leaves keep coming in solid, round, and nothing like the dramatic split leaves you've seen on other people's plants, you're probably wondering what you're doing wrong. Likely nothing. Leaf splitting, technically called fenestration, depends on a handful of specific conditions coming together, and when even one of them isn't quite right yet, your Monstera will keep producing solid leaves until it is.
