What am I?

[Sandy Loam]

What am I? (photo attached)

[Umbrae]

Dracena draco? Or something close to iy 

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

Sanseveria trifasciata.  OH!  You meant that tree like thing.

[Eric in Orlando]

Where is it. If it is in FL it is probably Dracaena arborea.

[Really full garden]

31 minutes ago, Eric in Orlando said:

Where is it. If it is in FL it is probably Dracaena arborea.

It looks like Animal Kingdom Disney World.

[Sandy Loam]

The picture was actually taken in Tampa, Florida --- not in Marrakesh (ignore the phoney architecture).  Does that help with identification?

Thanks all.

[Eric in Orlando]

Dracaena arborea. Grows better in FL than D. draco and it is common in the SoFL nursery trade.

[Eric in Orlando]

6 hours ago, Sandy Loam said:

The picture was actually taken in Tampa, Florida --- not in Marrakesh (ignore the phoney architecture).  Does that help with identification?

Thanks all.

Busch Gardens?

 

 

[Sandy Loam]

Yes, the photo was taken there.

 

Thanks Eric.

[Sandy Loam]

By the way, how fast Dracaena Arborea grow?  I know that dracaena Draco grows like a snail, but is this one faster?  Davesgarden.com lists dracaena arborea as zone 8b but says nothing about its growth rate.

Thanks.

[Eric in Orlando]

Its a moderate grower but not very hardy. Around 29F will kill it back to the roots.

[Sandy Loam]

Wow, I wasn't aware of that.  The California type of Dragon Tree (dracaena Draco) is reportedly more cold-hardy than that.  It seems that Dave's Garden may have the wrong USDA zone listed for dracaena arborea.

Well, apparently Dracaena Arborea do fine in Tampa (and points south of there), but they would not be reliable long-term up in northern Florida where my garden is. 

In any event, there are much faster growing trees which don't look so much different.  I am thinking, in particular, of Yucca Elephantipes which could grow to the same size in two or three years -- and be huge in ten years. 

I don't know anything about the growth rates of other similar looking plants, such as cordyline dracaenoides ("Brazilian Cabbage Tree", not to be confused with the "New Zealand Cabbage Tree"), pandanus utilis, or the gigantic cordyline indivisa.  Perhaps even other dracaena are faster growing than this one?

Anyway, thanks.

[fastfeat]

Dave's Garden? Pfffthtt...

Agree with Eric. D. arborea is not cold-hardy, tho it's beginning to make inroads into CA houseplant trade.