Photo: Dracaena — Daniel Macías Gómez · CC BY 4.0. Photo resized from the original.
Plant guide
Dracaena
Dracaena
Light
Bright indirect light. Direct summer sun scorches the leaves. Many dracaenas also put up with shade.
Watering
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry. Rain or filtered water is better: fluoride in tap water browns the leaf tips.
Air
Warmth without draughts and humid air. In dry air the leaf tips and edges dry out.
Toxic?
Cats: Unpleasant · Dogs: Unpleasant — More about pets
People: Some species irritate skin.
This is normal
- With age it grows a woody trunk, with the leaves in a tuft at the top.
- Now and then an old lower leaf yellows and dies off.
Watch out for
Fluoride and chlorine in waterScale insectSpider miteRoot rot
How often for your pot?Days and millilitres for your pot — counted like in the app.
Count it →Sources: RHS · Clemson HGIC · NC State Extension · ASPCA. Every line is checked against two of them.