Tricolor
(Dracaena Marginata var. tricolor )
Tricolor
(Dracaena Marginata var. tricolor )
This is a tropical plant that originates from Madagascar.
Light Intensity 50–100%
Air Temperature 20–33 C
Humidity ≤50–80%
pH 5.5–7
Soil Suitability This plant can grow in planting media with varying levels (Implied adaptability to medium types).
Height Can reach up to 3 meters.
Stem (Batang) Woody.
Leaves (Daun) Tapering (meruncing). They are red with green and yellow stripes. There is also a variety known as white tricolor (dracaena tricolor putih). The plant has many leaves arranged densely on the stem.
Flower (Bunga) Found in the leaf axils at the top end of the plant. The flowers are arranged in a hanging inflorescence on the stem.
Propagation is done vegetatively (cuttings) and generatively (seeds).
According to research, the tricolor plant functions to absorb air pollutants such as NO gas (air pollution converted into NO2 or nitrogen dioxide), CO2 gas (carbon dioxide), and CO gas (carbon monoxide)
Tricolor contains steroidal saponins, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds.
Pemerintah Kabupaten Lamongan. 2019. Manggar. https://lamongankab.go.id/beranda/dlh/post/2387
Direktorat Buah dan Florikultura. 2021. Informasi Teknis Tanaman Hias Berdaun Indah. Direktorat Jenderal Hortikultura. Jakarta.