Green Zebra
Sources last read 14 September 2026.
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Also called Green Zebra Plant, Queen of Dracaenas and Zebra Striped Dragon Tree.
Green Zebra is toxic
- Not assessed for cats. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Not assessed for dogs. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Toxic to people. Toxic to people (low severity). NC State Extension
What the sources say about its care
- Light
- Partial ShadeNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Water
- Good Drainage, MoistNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Humidity
No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.
ASHRAE recommends indoor relative humidity between 30% and 60% 30–60%Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026- Soil
- High Organic MatterNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to cats
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to dogs
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Harmful to people
- Toxic to people (low severity)NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Routine care
- Watering
- Water once the top inch of potting mix feels dry. Salt, chlorine or fluoride in tap water can harm this plant.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Propagation
- Stem cuttings are used for propagation.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Pests and diseases
- Can be troubled by banded greenhouse thrips, longtailed mealybug and fern scale.NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
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About the plant
Dracaena goldieana, or queen of dracaenas, is a tropical shrub in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to Central Africa and Nigeria. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, valued for its richly variegated foliage.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026
- Native range
- Nigeria to WC. Trop. AfricaWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026Nigeria to West Central Tropical AfricaNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Climate
- wet tropicalWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- Growth form
- subshrub or shrubWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026Herbaceous Perennial, Shrub; habit dense, erectNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Size
- Height 24–36 in; width 24–36 inNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Flowering
- Flowers whiteNC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
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Asparagus fernBrown brittle margins with a green centre
Cast iron plantBlade tips go crisp and brown
HyacinthFlowering stops while the foliage carries on
Ponytail palmBlades hang and feel thin between the fingers
Spider plantEdges of the blades brown while the middle stays sound
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Sources
- ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Wikipedia · read 13 September 2026
What this does not cover
The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.
Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.
If something is already wrong, the diagnosis tool asks about the soil, the window and the watering, which is where the answer usually is.