Dracaena or dragon trees are easy to grow indoor plants. But after a while, it grows tall and funky. I usually cut the top 8" off to root as a new plant. The old one will start new bud and grow another new top. Some spices will send out multiple shoots to have a bushy look, as in corn plant. However, the ones I have usually just grow one shoot and when it's big enough, I repeat the process. I group three of the new plants in one pot and they definitely look better than a tall single plant.
My sister-in-law had one go to bloom spring of 2024. When the bloom was spent she cut off the 8 foot x 3/4" stem. She was about to discard it, and let me take it.
I divided it into four sticks each 2 ft long; only the top one had leaves. Potted all four into gallon pots of potting soil and kept them watered in our greenhouse through the summer. Brought them into the house early fall to avoid our 6b frosts.
The top one continued its initial leaves. The other three sticks just sat there for two months doing nothing before they each produced two buds that eventually grew into full green heads.
No matter how many women are assigned to the project, a pregnancy takes nine months. Much longer than this tiny ad:
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