Dracaena Marginata: flower care

Homeland dracaena are the tropics and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Latin America. In nature, they are slender evergreen plants with a woody stem. The ornamentality of Drazene is given by unusually painted leaves. Because of lignified, not having the leaves of the stem, the plant is often called a false palm tree, although Drazena has nothing to do with it.

The favorite sort of many florists is dracena marginata, care of which is not simple. The flower has a weakly branched stem, narrow leaves with a reddish fringe. The plant develops well in the pot, is not afraid of dry air and irregular irrigation.

Dracaena: how to care for a plant

The flower should be placed so that diffuse bright light falls on it, or it is in the penumbra. Direct sunlight has a negative effect on the plant, although inadequate lighting reduces its decorativeness. It is necessary to move the pot from the flower to the meter from the window facing south-west or south.

Dracaena is a heat-loving plant, therefore it is necessary to observe the appropriate temperature regime in the room (in summer the air should be warmed up to +20 - +25 degrees, in winter it should be not less than +12 degrees). For a plant, the temperature difference is especially dangerous: a sharp rise or fall of temperature by 10 degrees can cause the death of a flower. Critical for many species is the mark already at +14 degrees Celsius. Dracaena must be protected from drafts and not allowed to be airborne during the cold season.

Dracaena Marginata: care and watering

The plant needs regular year-round watering. In the spring and summer months, dracen should be watered twice a week, in winter there is enough watering in 5-6 days. In summer, you can put a pot in a container of water once a month and keep the plant there until the air bubbles stop. After this, it is necessary that the excess water of the glass. Watering is resumed no earlier than a week after the procedure. For moistening use only the settled (at least half a day) water.

The flower needs high humidity. You can put a pot on a wet pebble, as well as daily spraying of leaves from the front and back. It should be ensured that the accumulation of water does not occur in the funnel of the leaves - this can cause rotting of the trunk. Even regular spraying sometimes can not prevent easy drying and yellowing of the tips of the leaves. This process is not dangerous, it is quite common and does not affect the decorativeness of the flower.

Dracaena needs to be fed fertilizer for houseplants every 15 days .

Dracaena Marginata: Care, Reproduction and Transplantation

Plant cultivation is carried out in several ways. For example, cut off the upper part of the flower and perform the rooting of the apical cut, for this use the lower heating and phytohormones.

Also, from the apical part of the dracaena, airlifts are obtained, and the apex is cut off. Reproduction is also carried out with stems without leaves (5-7 cm long), which are used as stem cuttings.

The dracaena is transplanted when the roots of the plant start to show out from the pot. Every spring, it is worth replacing the top layer of the earth with fresh, enriching it with fertilizers based on algae and manure. The flower requires a good drainage (pebbles or expanded clay), which, when transplanted, is placed on the bottom of the pot.

Dracaena Marginata: Care and Protection Against Pests

Plants are rarely affected by diseases and pests. However, dry air can lead to the appearance of ticks. Increasing air humidity and processing the flower with pesticides will help to solve this problem. Sometimes dracaena can be affected by thrips, causing foliage discoloration. They remove the beer soaked with a cotton swab.