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Song of India cuttings for sale (Dracaena reflexa)

We have steady supply of Song of India cuttings.

 You’ll find this striking ornamental placed thoughtfully among Hawaiian landscapes used both an ornamentals or privacy hedges. Although it is slow growing at first it is a hardy plant. Plenty of floral decorators also use this plant in arrangements. Sometimes I even see it being sold at Safeway in bouquets.  Song of India and the Dracaenas are even included on the NASA list of top air-purifying plants—removing undesirables like formaldehyde, toluene and xylene from the air.

Dracaena Reflexa growth requirements

Song of India is also low maintenance and needs partial shade to stay alive. The Dracaena Reflexa  is native to Madagascar and Mauritius and thrives in warm climates. It is happy as a cutting sitting in a vase of water or in your yard. Usually it is around 10 feet tall it, but may reach height up to 20 feet. It is however sensitive to salty soil and salty air. But it is pretty drought resistant. 

Song of India Cuttings

8 inch cuttings tip of the plant will root beautifully in water and will stay healthy for two to three months. One method is to gather several tip cuttings and let them root in the same pot until they gather strong root systems. Unlike most cuttings, you dont want to snip of the top leaves. For Songs Of India just the leaves on the bottom half of the cutting should be removed because the tip cutting leave will not grow back. 

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Song of India Resources:

  1. https://hawaiihomemag.com/article/song-india-new-low-maintenance-plant-your-home
  2. http://garden-notes-from-hawaii.blogspot.com/2014/11/song-of-india-dracaena-reflexa-variegata.html
  3. https://wildlifeofhawaii.com/flowers/1373/dracaena-reflexa-song-of-india/
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Hawaiian Snow Bush (Breynia disticha) cuttings for sale

 In Hawaiʻi the snow bush is a perennial, ornamental shrub that tolerates partial shade, but not drought or salty soils. 

Although the snow bush does have little white flowers and red berries, it is a plant that is grown for its red, white and green foliage. It is great used as a hedge plant or to add accents of color in your landscape. The plant’s zig-zagging stems are pink to red, adding to the colorful display. And the stems can even be trained to trellis over walls etc. 

You can propagate it using root suckers or stem cuttings. Evidence exists that woody, semi-woody and soft wood cuttings will all work. Some people suggest to make sure the cutting has a good heel. One method for rooting the snow bush cuttings is to put them in a plastic cup with moist vermiculite and then cover with a humidity bag. Yet, others report excellent rooting with just sticking the cutting in the soil and keeping the soil moist. 

More info:

  • Scientific name: Breynia disticha
    Pronunciation: BRAY-nee-uh DISS-stick-uh
    Common name(s): Snowbush
  • Family: Euphorbiaceae
  • Plant type: shrub
  • USDA hardiness zones: 10 through 11 (Fig. 2)
    Planting month for zone 10 and 11: year round
  • Origin: not native to North America
  • Uses: specimen; superior hedge; suitable for growing indoors; border; foundation; mass planting; cascading down a wall Availablity: somewhat available, may have to go out of the region to find the plant
  • Height: 5 to 8 feet
  • Spread: 4 to 7 feet Plant habit: round
  • Plant density: moderate
  • Growth rate: moderate 

Resources:

  1. https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/shrub_fact_sheets/bredisa.pdf
  2. Read more at Gardening Know How: What Is A Snow Bush – Snow Bush Plant Care And Growing Conditions https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/snow-bush/what-is-a-snow-bush.htm