Lemon Surprise is a compact dracaena with glossy, gently twisted leaves striped in green and chartreuse-yellow. The coloring stays bright indoors, and the slow, upright habit keeps it tidy on a desk or side table for years.

It's an easy keeper: bright, indirect light for the strongest color, water when the top inch or two of soil is dry, and average household humidity. Keep it out of hot direct sun and away from cold drafts, and it asks for little else.