Dracaena marginata is a slow growing plant, whose height can reach 3 m, the leaves are green with a narrow red border along the edge, the leaves have longitudinal yellow-red-green stripes in the variegated form. Wild plants of this species reach even 6 m, but in the indoor environment, of course, it is inconvenient to keep such a plant, so it is cut off, keeping it at the correct height. Caring for dracenium marginate is quite simple. It can be attributed to the category of unpretentious plants. It is believed that it is not capable of delivering any inconvenience to its owner. You just need to follow a certain set of recommendations for the care of this flower. Note that dracene marginate is almost not affected by any diseases and pests.
Plant transplantation
After the purchase, you need to transplant the dracena marginata, if you purchased an imported plant. It is best to transfer and transplant dracenes from April to November. Usually, every two years in spring adult plants are transplanted. Freshly purchased plants are transferred from the transfer pot to a permanent pot a couple of days after the purchase. The soil for dracena marginata is a mixture of sod and leafy earth, with manure or greenhouse soil, it's also good to pour in a little sand in this mixture. You can use coarse-fiber peat or soil for palm trees. In the pot, a large drainage is done, because the roots of the dracen are more located in the upper layer of the soil. The dishes in which the dracaena will grow should be wide.
How to take care of a dracene marginal?
This plant is not always capable of withstanding bright sun rays, but it normally tolerates being in the shade. In order for your plant to develop evenly, you need to turn the pot to light. It is also necessary to create a certain regime of humidity for the flower. Insufficient humidity of air leads to the fact that in dracaena marginates dry the tips of leaves. Even if you regularly do the spraying, you still can not protect the plant from this problem. The dried ends need to be cut. But you need to do this carefully, you can not cut it to living tissue, as further drying may occur.
Propagation of the dracene marginate
Reproduction of the dracenium marginate is best done during its active growth - early spring. For the beginning, the top of the old tree is cut off. Its cut must be treated with a rootstock, after that it is recommended to plant the planting material in water or to put it in a moist soil. Then it is desirable to spray the plant with epinom several times.
Watering the dracene marginata
To water this plant in winter should be treated very carefully, it is advisable to water it once every 1-2 weeks. In the summer, however,
Draczen marginata, as a rule, a short flowering period, as it is usually warm dry air in the room. Or the plant will not be very blossomed because of bright sunlight or insufficient watering.
Very interesting is the fact that the plant reduces the airborne content of formaldehyde and moistens the air. So boldly buy this flower, and it will not only please your eyes, but also bring benefits to your home, especially since caring for a dracene marginate is not so complicated.