Dracaena: the tips of the leaves dry. Dracaena Marginata - home care

Dracaena Marginata is a tree plant with a strong trunk. The height of the trunk sometimes reaches 3 m. At the end of the trunk there is a fox in the form of a beam. On young plants they are raised upwards, gradually the leaves are hanging. The leaf has an elongated shape with a border around the edges, so the plant is also called dracaena bordered. The edging is either yellow or reddish. As the trunk of the palm grows, the lower leaves die and fall off. Thus, the trunk is formed in the form of scales or scars. The plant is well adapted for office premises and home growing conditions. The most common varieties of dracaena are: "Marginata", "Rebounded" or "Reflex", "Godsef" or "Surculose", "Fragrant", "Derema".

Dracaena Marginata: home care

Dracaena Marginata is of several varieties: Magenta, Bicolor, Tricolor and other subspecies. It is very easy to clean. The plant feels well at + 21 ° С. In winter the plant does not like overflowing the soil. It is enough to water once a week, the main thing is that the soil does not dry out. In summer, the plant is watered abundantly, in the heat it is necessary to spray the leaves. It is necessary to protect the plant from a draft in winter: if the palm tree stands on a window, it is recommended to cover it from cold air currents during airing. Dracaena does not like dust on the leaves. It can be removed with a wet swab or with a shower wash. So that the soil does not get washed away in the process of such "bathing", the pot is wrapped with an oilcloth. Transplant the palm every 2-3 years in a more spacious pot gently, so as not to damage the roots. The soil must be purchased for dracen. Periodically it is recommended to loosen the soil in a pot, the plants grow better.

Dracaena marginate: leaves tips dry

It should be remembered that the bay of the palm tree in combination with a low room temperature lead to the death of the bush. But often there are other problems in the dracaena plant: the tips of the leaves are dry. Also, leaves can appear in any part of the leaves. The leaves of the plant dry for the following reasons:

1. Bright lighting in the room where the dracaena stands: leaf tips dry. It is necessary to provide diffuse light. In this case, the leaves will long remain bright juicy color. In dark places, you need to connect bright artificial lighting.
2. Low humidity in the room where the dracaena grows: the tips of the leaves dry. Sprinkle the palm tree only in a warm period. In winter it is better to switch on the humidifier.
3. Tesen pot, which is an adult dracaena: the tips of the leaves dry. In this case, it is better to transfer the palm into a more spacious pot and update the top layer of the earth. Brown wet spots are the result of a sunburn.
4. Dust on the leaves and in the pot where the dracaena grows: the tips of the leaves dry. In severe soiling, it is necessary to wash the leaves under the shower, with a small amount of dust, it is sufficient to wipe each sheet with a gauze swab dipped in water.

Can the dracene blossom?

If the plant is provided with proper care, the dracaena will be pleased with the inflorescences in the form of pellets. In each inflorescence there are very small flowers that resemble sprouts. Flowers are white, yellow and pink. Day flowers are tightly closed, they open only at night. The aroma of a flowering plant resembles the smell of honey or lilac. Blossom palms only with proper care and systematic top dressing complex fertilizer.

Why do the dracaena blacken the leaves?

Flower growers sometimes face a problem: a young dracaena is planted - the tips of the leaves turn black. Such a problem arises if the root system is poorly developed in a young plant . The plant must be removed from the ground and put in a container with water and add the activated carbon there. Do not let the water in the tank sour. Activated carbon prevents rotting of the root system. When a qualitative root system appears, the palm tree can be planted again. If the elderly dracaena is already planted, the tips of the leaves darken, then there was a overflow in the pot. If the humidity in the room is too high, the earthen cake dries slowly, so the plants darken or blacken the leaves. The spots on the leaves also signal overflow or drought. Of course, they will not disappear. To the palm tree looked neat, the damaged leaves can be cut. New young leaves grow quickly, for a year the plant is completely renewed.

Fertilizing dracaena

That the leaves are not black, dracenum must be fed in time. A sign that the plant lacks nutrients is the weak growth of young shoots in the dracene marginate plant: nursing at home is simple. The soil without humus and peat or heavy with clay layers is unfit for dracen. The soil must consist of equal parts of peat, sand, turf and leaf earth. If you can not find such a mixture is not possible, it is recommended to purchase a special substrate for Drazen. If a young dracaena is fed, why do leaf tips dry? This is an overdose of top dressing. In case of an overdose of fertilizers, soil replacement is also necessary, since not only the leaves turn black, but the roots also rot. Feed the bush from March to August once every two weeks. At this time Dracaena is actively growing. You can use any complex fertilizer or top dressing for variegated forms.

Why did the dracaena's leaves become dull?

If the plants have faded leaves, hang lifeless, then the palm has frozen from a draft in the winter. Such a plant can be saved. It is sprayed several times a day with warm water and placed in heat. If the room temperature fell below 15 degrees Celsius, the dracaena could have rotten roots. To save a bush it is possible in this case only by reproduction of the apical stem. It is cut off and put in a container of water, adding activated carbon to it. Approximately in three weeks on cuttings there are roots.

What if the dracaena leaves the leaves drastically?

Deforestation of the dracaena is also accompanied by decay of the root system. This occurs if the plant is systematically poured, frozen and grown at a low temperature. To save such a bush it is possible only by reproduction. To do this, cut a healthy shoot about 10 cm long and root it in the manner described above.

Infectious diseases of dracaena

Diseases may manifest themselves with such signs:

1. Light brown spots of rounded shape with a light center on dracaena leaves mean alternaria - fungal disease. The disease is prone to the leaves and stems of the plant. Over time, the affected areas turn black. The plant must be sprayed with a preparation of fungicidal action, for example, by foundation. You can use copper-containing drugs: a solution of "Topaz" or "Oxihom". Spraying is carried out 3 times every 10 days.

2. Light brown patches of elongated, rounded shape with a dark red border - Heterosporosis. From above on the spots an olive deposit is formed, which consists of a fungus. Spraying with fungicidal agents is required.

3. Large pale brown spot of round or irregular shape with a yellowish-green border - Phyllosticosis. Later black spots appear on the affected areas. Old and adult leaves often suffer. The plant is sprayed with fungicides.

4. If the leaves soften and rot, this is bacterioses. Spraying the plant with water only aggravates the situation. The tips of the leaves turn brown. The spots on them are wet, with a pronounced tendency to rot. Between the infected rotting part and healthy green, a yellow interlayer forms. Drops of liquid on the stains on drying form a film. Such plants lag behind in growth and are not subject to treatment. To prevent the spread of the disease to other bushes, the destroyed dracaenes are destroyed.

Defeat of dracaena by spider mites and other pests

Pests on palm trees:

1. Shields on palm leaves resemble brown plaques. Insects suck the juice of plants, they are destroyed mechanically, wiping with a swab with soapy water. Then the plants are sprayed with 0.15% solution of "Actellika".

2. The thrips appear at high temperature and low humidity. The insect lays colonies on the underside of the leaf, and on the top in the place of the colony there will appear grayish-brown spots with a silvery sheen. The plant is treated with insecticidal drugs, for example, "Fitoverm", "Decis" or "Inta-vir".

3. The aphids attack the tips of the shoots and the underside of the leaves. The affected leaves twist, turn yellow and crumble. The plants are treated with the aforementioned insecticides.

Note. To ensure that the young dracene does not rot root system, it is recommended to add wood or activated charcoal to the pot. At the bottom of the pot drain is laid. The variegated forms of dracen need more bright illumination than green varieties. Always enjoy the fresh bright green all year round palm Dracaena Marginata, care at home does not cause difficulties.