{"product_id":"dracaena-reflexa-song-of-india","title":"Song of India - Dracaena reflexa ‘Song of India’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSong of India - Dracaena reflexa ‘Song of India’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Song of India’ is grown entirely for foliage: whorled, strap-shaped leaves edged in bright creamy yellow, arranged in dense rosettes along slender stems that lean and curve as they extend. \u003cem\u003eDracaena reflexa\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Song of India’ builds into a multi-stemmed, sculptural shrub in frost free climates, and it holds that variegation in bright light without fading. Landscape designers use it where a hard-edged built space needs a light-coloured, architectural plant that will not outgrow its position quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Song of India\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBright variegation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Creamy yellow leaf margins lift dark corners and read strongly against rendered walls and stone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural stems\u003c\/strong\u003e: Multiple slender canes branch and curve with age, producing a shape closer to a small tree than a shrub.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick roots and firm leaves let it tolerate extended dry once established.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndoor and outdoor use\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the few landscape plants that transitions successfully into interior planting under bright light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stays in scale for years, which suits confined planters and courtyards.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in groups of odd numbers to build layered foliage colour in a frost free garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in built planter boxes and rooftop pots where soil volume is limited.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior atrium\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used in large containers indoors near glazing, where its light requirements are met.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage mass planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed as a mid-height layer among cordylines, philodendrons and bromeliads.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m for a mass planted block\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and summer into warm soil, in frost free locations only\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sandy or loamy soil, or a good quality free draining potting mix in containers. 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