Which Dracaena? With most of them, cutting off the top will cause new sprouts to emerge from the top of the stump, though that doesn't work with all of them, and when it does work, you don't always get more than one new stalk. D. sanderiana will sometimes spontaneously produce new stalks from the base of the plant, though I'm not aware of any particular way to force that to happen.

check in the houseplant forum ... but you can probably root a segment of the top part ... and make a new.. vibrant.. short plant out of it.. and in doing that.. clean out the pot.. and get it in some new media ... its a huge plant.. in a small pot .... its going to start to go into decline.. now that its growth point.. is above the window.. not to mention.. you dont have much room left to the ceiling .... ken

Dracaena indivisa is the only one that I know of that will survive in zone 8 (they come in green and purple varieties). Marginata is NOT winter hardy in zone 8 Wa as far as I know.

I'd be so happy to know its sunburn, Jane. Though if it is....what a weak sauce plant!! Lol Sure, it's brighter but not that much brighter. It was constantly open slats vs open shutters...sheesh. But that would make the most sense. I really don't think it was there the day before...and then the next day, this nonsense. Perhaps I should just leave it in the northern room. I moved it into the southern room about a month ago because my family room is quite dark, and it appeared to like it there. Lati, it sure sounds possible, though I haven't seen it since I don't spend all that much time in the living room. With the sun already so much lower, I suppose it could have streamed in about late afternoon. Weak sauce plant, man.