Purple..Do you find, Draecena surculosa..'Gold-Dust' or 'Florida Beauty,' slow-growing? Mine two are several yrs old, and rarely leaf..Why is that? How often do you fertilize? Maybe that's the problem. My theory about fertilizing is..slow growing plants need less fertilizer than those that take off like weeds. Therefore, since I believe Dracaena surculosa is a slow-grower, they're rarely fertilized. I also feel, surculosa and goldiannia/sp, are just plain difficult. Yes, there's a couple pics of Milky Way..Are they not gorgeous?? One Ebay seller had on on auction about 4 yrs ago. I made a bid, but the winning bid was way more than I could afford. But, it was a beauty! There's a Croton, 'can't recall name,' that looks identical to D. surculosa. I get the two mixed up. The spots might differ a little...I can't tell though. Your Dracaena's very healthy. Nice-looking. No brown which is great considering the time of year. I agree it doesn't resemble most Dracaenas, but if you look at stems/leaves of D. 'Song of India,' they're the same. So, you place yours outside? I'm afraid it'd burn. Maybe next year I'll place in the yard, on a shelf that gets mostly morning east, and behind other plants. Or would that be too much shade? Indoors, both are in a west window, sitting on a tray. No artificial light..Maybe I should place them under light to speed growth???

Flora UK-- Thanks for your post. I will look up the Fabaceae you mentioned. This other picture is what the little red-tinged seedling looks like grown. It does not shut at night, nor retract when touched. Stray seed does sound entirely possible since the pots have been out all winter and we've had lots of wind and rain. I keep remembering seeing these things when I weed the yard, but I can't remember what it might be. We have palm (not that)and eucalyptis (don't think that's it). This is a semi-arid island (Southern California). I looked up the Fabaceae family--nothing looks familiar. The small seedling has these red-edges of the leaves even when very small. Thanks again. I can always wait a few years and see what it is! Lora

To: crvny@strato.net Date: Sep 14, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: Nep cuttings Hey there, It appears sheldon is having some problems with his life right now (moving back to Africa). He said to contact you about those cuttings. Outsiders71 ------------------------------------------ I'm waiting for a shipping price and address to send a money order to. BTW it should only cost a few bucks to send those cuttings. You take some damp LFS, wrap it around the ends, and place it in a zip lock bag. Then put either packaging peanuts or rolled up balls of paper for cushioning around it. Send me the info @ my email and we'll take it from there. Thanks.

It's definitely a weedornot! Of this, I am sure. Or what MorZ8 said. Brenda