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🌿 Bicolor foliage • 🌤️ Partial shade • 💨 Air-purifying • 💧 Easy care • 🪴 Slender & decorative
The Dracaena Magenta, also called Purple Dracaena or Dragon Tree, is a spectacular and easy-to-care-for houseplant. With its long, slender leaves with dark green and burgundy reflections, it brings an exotic and modern touch to any interior. Slender and elegant, it immediately creates a graphic presence that draws the eye, even in the most minimalist spaces.
Native to tropical Africa, this robust and low-maintenance plant is perfect for active city dwellers wanting a plant touch without hassle. Its vertical silhouette and deep hues make it a characterful plant, ideal for structuring a living room corner, an entrance, or an office.
Exposure & location
The Dracaena Magenta enjoys soft light and partial shade. It thrives in bright interiors without direct sun but also tolerates slightly shaded spaces.
- Exposure: partial shade or indirect light, avoid full sun.
- Temperature: between 18 and 26 °C, protected from cold drafts.
- Humidity: temperate atmosphere, without excess moisture.
- Ideal location: living room, entrance, office, or a bright room facing east/north.
Verdeia Tip: place it near a light-colored wall or a filtered window to bring out the magenta shade of its foliage.
Watering & maintenance
Easy to maintain, Dracaena Magenta tolerates occasional neglect. Its fine and tough foliage retains moisture well, making it a perfect plant for dry or heated interiors.
- Watering: moderate, about every 10 to 15 days, when the soil is dry on the surface.
- Use water at room temperature, low in lime.
- Avoid water stagnation in the planter cover.
- Dust the leaves with a soft, damp cloth.
- Repot every 2 to 3 years in a light and well-draining substrate.
Warning: Dracaena roots dislike stagnant moisture — excess water is more harmful than slight dryness.
Decor ideas & plant pairings
Slender, colorful, and minimalist, the Dracaena Magenta is an architectural plant that visually structures an interior. It easily fits into modern, industrial, or zen spaces.
- In a concrete, black metal, or matte ceramic pot for a graphic effect.
- Alone in a living room corner or next to a mirror to emphasize its verticality.
- On a light background, to accentuate the magenta color of the foliage.
- Pair it with:
- Spathiphyllum – to soften its slender lines,
- Philodendron Imperial Red – to enhance warm tones,
- Sansevieria Laurentii – for an urban and graphic composition.
Verdeia Tips
- Rotate the plant regularly for balanced and even growth.
- Avoid frequent watering: the soil must dry completely on the surface.
- Place the Dracaena on a stand or stool to accentuate its natural verticality.
- Lightly mist the foliage in summer to maintain its shine.
- Cut the lower leaves when they dry to maintain a clean and slender silhouette.
- Group it with other plants with contrasting foliage (green, silver, or variegated) for a dynamic urban composition.
Technical characteristics
- Botanical name: Dracaena marginata ‘Magenta’
- Common name: Purple dracaena, dragon tree
- Family: Asparagaceae
- Origin: Tropical Africa
- Plant type: Graphic and depolluting indoor plant
- Habit: Slender, upright, and branched
- Exposure: Partial shade to indirect light
- Watering: Moderate (~every 10–15 days)
- Maintenance: Easy — regular cleaning of the foliage
- Growth: Slow
- Air purifier: Yes
- Toxicity: Slightly toxic (avoid ingestion)
- Approximate height: 60 cm
- Maximum adult size: Up to 1.5 m
Each Dracaena Magenta develops a unique shade, more or less intense depending on the brightness and maturity of the foliage. The purple color is especially pronounced in bright spaces.
Our Verdeia commitments
They embraced nature with Verdeia
Camille, Toulouse“I am amazed by the quality of the plant received! Careful packaging, impeccable foliage, and fast delivery. Thank you Verdeia”
Amandine, Lille“It was my first order and certainly not the last. The selection is varied and the plants radiate health.”
Giulia, Milan“I gave a Verdeia plant to my sister in Milan: perfect packaging and impeccable service. She loved the concept”
FAQ – Everything to know before adopting your Verdeia plant
How are my plants prepared before shipping?
All our plants are carefully selected from our European partner producers.
Before shipping, they are watered, cleaned, and protected by breathable and secure packaging.
Each package is designed to ensure that your plant arrives in perfect health and without stress related to transport.
Will the plant look exactly like the photo?
The photos shown are true to the variety and the announced size (pot diameter and approximate height).
Each plant being unique, slight differences in shape, foliage, or shade may exist — that is what makes them so charming!
What are the delivery times and conditions?
Shipping is done within 48 business hours, with tracked delivery throughout Europe.
Plants are shipped from Monday to Wednesday to prevent them from being stuck over the weekend.
You receive a tracking link as soon as the package is dispatched.
What to do upon receiving my plant?
Open your package upon receipt, carefully remove the plant from its packaging and let it acclimate for 24 hours in its new environment before watering it.
If it has slightly suffered from transport, it will quickly regain its shape after one or two days in the light.
Can I put this plant outside?
It depends on the species. Most indoor plants prefer a bright place without direct sunlight, while outdoor plants like more direct light.
Refer to the exposure advice in the product description to know if it is suitable for a balcony, a terrace, or indoors.
What to do if my plant arrives damaged?
If your plant appears to have suffered during transport, contact us within 48 hours with a photo of the problem.
Our team will take the time to assess the situation and find the best solution: replacement, partial refund, or recovery advice.
Your satisfaction and the health of your plant remain our priority 🌿.
Can I return a plant?
Since plants are living beings, we do not accept standard returns.
However, we guarantee good health upon delivery: if the plant arrives damaged, it will be replaced free of charge.
For any other case (order error, cache-pot, accessory), returns are possible within 14 days.

