Propagation: Magenta Dracaena propagation, 1 by Plants4myPots

Plants4myPots wrote:
Hello!

I have some Magenta Dracaena that are growing well, and I'm curious about how to propagate them, and what will happen when/if I start taking cuttings. I got these two plants back in June when they were really small from HD and they lived indoors in Rhode Island. Now I've moved to Florida and they're outside - and imagine they're going to start growing like crazy since they're in a more natural habitat, but staying as potted plants.

I prefer how the one on the left in the picture appears to be all leaf spray from the ground up, whereas the one on the right has a bit of a "stalk with leaf tuft". I see a lot of pictures of Dracaena that show them as "stalk with tuft" plants - and was wondering if they basically all get "stalky" eventually, or if that might be a result from taking cuttings. I know that many plants start to bush or branch out when bits are pinched off or cuttings are made - so I might not want to take cuttings anyway, if it might change the current growth pattern of the plant. I think the plant would look lovely if it grew to be a four-foot spray.

Anyway, could someone more familiar with Dracaenas please help shed some light on these for me? If you could especially explain how to take a stem cutting from the plant, or air-layering... I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!
Rose