How to Care for Dracaena Plants
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How to care for your Dracaena indoor house plants. There are a few members of the Dracaena family and they have long been popular indoor house plants. Dracaena fragrans is sometimes called Corn Plant as it somewhat resembles the corn that farmers grow.
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Produced in a variety of forms including the tip, bush, staggered, character and standard, the dracaena is a versatile plant that can be anywhere from one foot tall to twenty feet tall. You will not often find dracaenas much larger than 6-7 feet tall except in interior landscapes or in nature.
Some of the more common tropical Dracaena houseplants you are likely to find are the Dracaena "Marginata", Dracaena "Warneckii", Dracaena "Massangeana" and the Dracaena "Janet Craig". These are some of the best house plants and make great additions to any home while requiring minimal care. Bright indirect light is best and they will take some morning sun. Most Dracaena will tolerate lower light levels for some time with reduced watering frequency.
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Dracaena Plant Care
How to Water
In lower to medium light, you should water Dracaena when potting media has dried down about 3/4 the depth of the pot. If your Dracaena is in very bright light, allow the soil to dry down about 1/2 the depth of the soil depth before watering thoroughly. Please read the sections on watering and lighting for indoor plants for more information on the two things that will most impact your plants health.
In high light areas be sure you do not let the soil dry out completely as your Dracaena will wilt and once this happens it will take a long time to recover. For the most part, Dracaena is a beautiful easy care house plant.
If you acquire a Dracaena plant in a fairly large pot size, it would be a good idea to check the soil with a moisture meter for indoor plants before you water. See below for more information on watering your Dracaena plants and check out the page on watering your interior plants.
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You will need to be careful watering Dracaena fragrans and most Dracaenas. New plants with minimal roots should be watered around the cane only. Established plants with a good root system can be watered thoroughly and allowed to dry almost completely before watering again. They are very prone to rot if kept too wet.
Signs of over watering may be yellowing leaf tips, root rot and pale new growth with dark tips. More to the dry side is better but don't be extreme either. The first sign of under watering or that your Dracaena plant needs to be watered will be a slight drooping of the leaves and leaf margins may start to curl.
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Other Care Tips
Leave your Dracaena plants in a nursery grow pot with drainage holes at the bottom and set that into the pretty container you purchased for your home. Having no way to remove excess water from the roots and soil makes it more likely that you will have a problem with over watering. Make sure you size properly as there should be an inch or two of room between the decorative container and the nursery pot. This will provide adequate air circulation. If you must direct pot, use a clay pot as this is porous and will allow the root system of your plant to breathe. Only repot if the roots of your Dracaena have filled the current grow pot, otherwise repotting should not be done.
Dracaena does best in a bright, indirect light situation. With good care, it can be maintained in somewhat lower lighting although any house plant not receiving adequate light will become thin, leggy and lose root mass over time.
Do not place Dracaena house plant in hot, direct sun. In very hot, sunny locations spider mites will often be a problem as will leaf scorch.
Remove lower leaves as they yellow and trim brown tips to the natural leaf shape, as needed. It is normal for a new plant to shed some of its old foliage when it is moved to a new environment. Expect new additions to your home to do this. Given the proper care, it should acclimate and become a beautiful, trouble free plant.
Keep your Dracaena plant's foliage clean and initially keep an eye out for insect problems. Mites, mealybug, thrips and scale can sometimes be a problem but a good wash down with soapy water should be sufficient to control these pests. Just make sure you treat as soon as you notice a problem as they can and will damage your plant.
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It is a good idea to quarantine any new additions to your houseplant family for a few weeks just to be sure there are not any insects that were not noticed at first. Wash down your Dracaena house plant with a mixture of water and mild dish detergent. I like to add a few drops of Eucalyptus essential oil or Orange Essential oil to my house plant cleaning solution.
You can apply to top and lower leaf and stem surfaces being careful not to saturate the soil. Clean your Dracaena plant by hand or use a spray bottle to apply your plant cleaning solution. I use a sponge moistened with my cleaning solution to gently wipe the top and lower leaf surfaces. Cleaning of your indoor house plants should be a regular part of your house plant care.
Never apply anything to the foliage of your plant while it is in the sun or when the soil is dry. Water first and move to a shady location. Hope this has been helpful to you in your care of your Dracaena plant. Hope this has been helpful as you care for your indoor Dracaena plants and that all of your flowers and plants are healthy and growing. More flower and plant pictures, care, and contact information below...
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