Dracaena Marginata, conditions of cultivation and reproduction.

Dracaena Marginata is a beautiful plant of the agave family, native to South America and tropical Africa, resembling a palm tree. According to historical data, the birthplace of this plant is the island of Madagascar. It occupied a worthy place in apartments for lovers of indoor floriculture. A beautiful example of a perennial plant will become an ornamental decoration of the central room in the house or administrative offices and institutions.

If you have enough free space and you want to fill it with house plants that do not need a lot of care, then Dracaena Marginata is ideal for you. It has a lignified, leafless trunk decorated with a bunch of long and sharp leaves, as well as straight, smooth and yellowish roots. With proper care and comfortable conditions, the plant can reach three meters in height.

It perfectly moistens the air in the room and significantly reduces the content of very harmful chemical compounds, including formaldehyde. The plant absorbs well such a substance as trichlorethylene, which is produced by laser printers and photocopiers. Contemplation of this beautiful plant fills the person with vitality and brings harmony into the relations of feng shui. In the translation from Ancient Greek, the name of the plant sounds like "Dragonwood".

Dracaena Marginata - leaving.

If you choose this type of plant, you should think about its location in the apartment. The temperature regime in it should not fall below 18 degrees, otherwise it will lead to its death. Although Dracaena is well tolerated by the shadow, care must be taken to ensure good lighting, but without direct sunlight. Ideal place for it will be a place near the western or eastern window.

We choose a pot for the plant quite roomy. This will allow him to build a good root system. The soil mixture must consist of sand, peat and garden soil in the proportions 1x1x3. If you cook it yourself, then take care of the absence of earthworms. Some growers specially launch them in flower pots to improve the structure of the soil. Dracaena Marginata of this neighborhood will not survive. As soon as all plant waste from peat and garden soil is recycled, worms will take up the destruction of the root system of the plant, and this will lead to its death.

Watering and maintaining the humidity of the room is of great importance in the care of Dracaena. It will be necessary to constantly monitor the moisture of the soil. The drying of the earth and its overmoistening are equally bad. In both cases, the root system suffers. In winter it is necessary to reduce watering. And in the hot summer, supplement it with periodic spraying of leaves.

Dracena Marginata - transplantation and reproduction.

To change the soil mixture and transplant in a larger pot should be once every two years. It is advisable to perform this procedure in the spring, when the increased growth of all plants and sap flow begins. If you want to duplicate Dracena, then it can be done in several different ways.

• Cut off the young apex of the plant and root it, pre-treated with a growth enhancer.
• Cut off the young stem and divide into pieces measuring 5-7 centimeters. Fill the tank with the soil mixture, moisten and spread the prepared pieces on the surface, slightly pressing them into the ground. Cover the container with glass or film. Maintain a stable temperature of about 25 degrees. Roots will appear in 20-30 days.

Dracaena Marginata - diseases and the causes of their occurrence .

• The death of a plant. Only three reasons can contribute to this. You have flooded the earth with water. In the room is very low temperature or in the pot are earthworms.
• The leaves began to lighten and dry spots appeared. This indicates that the plant receives too much light or has suffered from direct sun rays.
• Brown leaves appeared on the leaves? Hence, Drazen lacks water.
• The tips and edges of the leaves have become brown due to the dryness of the air, cold drafts or insufficient watering.
• The leaves twisted and the tips turned brown. The reason was low temperature. Do not put a pot of plant near the open window.