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The flowers by Forest & Kim Starr, Wikimedia.

Author: William Aiton 1789
Family:  Dracaenaceae
Habitat:   Mauritius
Soil:   Rich - Peat
Water:   Medium
Sun:   Minimum
Thickness:  20 centimetres
Height:  5 meters
Flower:   White
Propagate:   Seeds/Cuttings
Names:   Madagascar Dragon Tree, Red Edge Dracaena, Bånddracæna.
Synonyms:  Dracaena dentata, Pers.
Dracaena foetida,
Salisb.
Dracaena marginata,
Aiton
Drakaina marginata,
Raf.
Aloe marginalis,
DC.
Aloe marginata,
Willd.
Aloe rufocincta,
Haw.
Lomatophyllum aloiflorum,
G.Nicholson.
Lomatophyllum borbonicum,
Willd.
Lomatophyllum marginatum,
Hoffmanns.
Lomatophyllum purpureum,
T.Durand & Schinz.
Lomatophyllum rufocinctum,
Salm-Dyck ex Schult. & Schult.f.
Lomatophyllum saundersii,
C.Green ex G.W.Johnson & R.Hogg.
Phylloma aloiflorum,
Ker Gawl.
Phylloma borbonicum,
Schult. & Schult.f.
Phylloma rufocinctum,
Sweet.

 This member of the Dracaenaceae family was given this name by William Aiton in 1789. Found on Mauritius, it thrives in a rich soil or good peat with some water, some to lots of sun, and it will reach five meters. It can be reproduced both by cutting (really easy) and by seeds.