Dracaena reflexa, commonly known as Song of India, is an evergreen ornamental shrub or small tree typically growing 6-15 feet (2-5 m) tall in landscape settings.

Growth Form 

• Upright, branching woody stems 

• Can be multi-stemmed 

• Forms a rounded, compact canopy 

• Often pruned into hedges or shaped forms 

Stems 

• Smooth, gray to light brown 

• Marked with ring-like leaf scars 

• Flexible when young, becoming woody with age 

Leaves 

• Simple, narrow, and lance-shaped 

• Arranged in spirals at stem tips 4-8 inches long 

• Leathery texture 

• Green centers with bright yellow margins (variegated form) 

• The bold yellow striping makes it easily recognizable in gardens. 

Flowers 

• Small and white 

• Mildly fragrant 

• Produced in branched clusters 

• Rare in ornamental plantings 

Fruit 

• Small, round berries 

• Orange to red when mature 

• Rarely produced outside its native range