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Dracaena Compacta
Dracaena Compacta
A compact, glossy dark green Dracaena for desks and shelves, in a 12cm grow pot.
- Easy care
- Medium to bright indirect
- When top half is dry
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 12cm grow pot
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Dracaena Compacta
R 165.00
About this plant
About this plant
Dracaena Compacta
Also known as Pineapple Dracaena, Compacta Janet Craig.
Requires medium to bright indirect sunlight as long as it is not exposed to direct sun.
Water only if top half of soil has dried. Keep soil evenly moist. Not soggy.
Higher humidity is good for the plant.
Note: Keep out of reach of children and and pets. Toxic
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
A neat, dark green desk plant
Dracaena fragrans 'Compacta' (formerly D. deremensis 'Janet Craig Compacta') · also known as Dracaena compacta, pineapple dracaena, Janet Craig compacta
Native to Tropical Africa (species)
A slow-growing Dracaena with tight, glossy dark green leaf rosettes that look a little like a pineapple top. It stays neat and compact for years.
- A Dracaena Compacta in a 12cm grow pot, a tidy plant for a desk, shelf or office.
- Tight rosettes of glossy, dark green leaves on an upright stem.
- Copes with medium light and only needs water once the top half of the soil is dry.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Medium to bright indirect light, such as an east-facing room or a few metres from a north-facing window. Keep it out of direct sun.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Medium to bright, indirect
- Water
- When top half is dry
- Humidity
- Moderate
- Temperature
- 15 to 28°C, no frost
- Soil
- Well-drained mix
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Slow, compact
- Outdoors
- Best indoors
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in medium to bright indirect light, away from direct sun.
- Water only once the top half of the soil is dry, then let it drain.
- Wipe dust off the leaves now and then to keep them glossy.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Brown leaf tipsDry air or salty tap water. Raise humidity and use rainwater or water left to stand.
- Yellow, soft lower leavesToo much water. Let more of the soil dry between drinks.
- Pale or scorched leavesToo much sun. Move it into indirect light.
Questions
Good to know
How big is the plant?
How big is the plant?
A plant in a 12cm grow pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Does it need a lot of light?
Does it need a lot of light?
No, medium indirect light suits it, which makes it good for offices.
Is it safe around pets and children?
Is it safe around pets and children?
Keep it out of reach of children and pets: it is toxic if eaten.
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