Common house plant genus with a tree or shrub like appearance. Use this with questions about care, propagation and identification of Dracaenas. Due to a botanical reclassification Dracaenas now include Sansevierias.
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Why does my Dracaena fragrans lose its leaves?
Almost a year ago I bought a Dracaena fragrans plant of 2 meter in height which has since lost a lot of its leaves. The plant often loses leaves in a certain process. Every time a leaf is going to turn brown, it develops one or more yellow or brown…
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Are these roots healthy or bad?
Related: Tiny Yellow spots on Dracaena Reflexa Pleomele. What I am doing wrong?
I am having trouble taking this plant out to examine the roots. I have used some technique to take it out but it is not helping much. I watered it with at least a litre…
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What plants is this?
I recently got this plant and I looked up on internet but couldn't find one. I don't know anything about this plant and so my question. What plant is this? Corn Plant or Janet Craig or none?
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How to properly plant Dracaena after it developed roots in water?
I've made a cut of my overgrown dracaena
This is what the "parent" plant looks like:
Then I put it into bottle and it developed some good-looking roots, here it is
The roots look a bit fragile to me, so planting it like this is "risky".
I read…
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What caused the leaf scorch on my Dracaena deremensis 'Lemon Lime' and what should I do about it?
I have a Dracaena deremensis 'Lemon Lime' in my office. Several month ago it began to show leaf scorches.
The gardener that sold it suggested it could be a symptom of sun burns.
I then moved the plant to a spot where no direct sunlight is coming…
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Yellow substance on Dracaena Compacta Planter. Should I be concerned?
This is a post from Bangalore(India) (Temp: 20-30°C; Humidity: 75%)
I recently noticed some yellow stuff on the planter(terracotta) of my Dracaena Compacta.
Along with this with the plant also seems to be not looking so great overall, I'd like to…
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Why are the leaves on my draecana marginata dropping
I bought a draecana a few weeks back and the leaves were all facing up, but in the past few weeks the leaves have slowly started to droop.
The soil was slightly wet when I purchased it so it didn't need watering. I did water it a week or so later as…
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dracaena lemon lime brown leaves and pale color
here are a few images
I would like to know what the problem is. I was watering it carefully but it gets worse. I have tried and trimmed some of the roots but it doesn't seem to be helping at all.
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Is this plant a Dracaena fragrans?
I am having this plant for a really long time now and had to cut it back, after it was growing above 1m and only having some leaves at the top.
I put the cutted parts and some of the leaveless parts (divided them into smaller pieces) into a vase.…
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What minerals found in tap water harm dracaena plants?
I've heard dracaena need filtered water to live indoors because some compounds in tap water will kill them off. I also know that what's in your tap water can depend on where you live and leaving water out overnight can allow some compounds to…
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Dracaena marginata "Magenta" black spots
Anybody knows what these black spots are? And how I can get rid of them?
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Please help save my Dracaena Compacta
Is my Dracaena compacta dying? This is a Hydroculture plant. I’ve only had it for 1 month and it has started developing brown and yellow tips. Some leaves have gone brown and fallen off. I water it once a week or whenever the metre is at minimum…
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Dying leaves on "Dracaena marginata"
I have a Dracaena marginata that I've had for a few years now. I moved it to a new location about a year ago - with the only noticeable difference being that it's a lower-light environment.
Similarly, for the last year or so, I've noticed that it's…
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Health status of Dracaena deremensis
I'm new to maintaining plants and want to cultivate caring for plants. I find that every so often, a couple of leaves at the bottom turn brown, and I prune them off. I also find that some leaves show partial wilting, especially close to their tips,…
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dracena mass cane is dying... I think? Can anyone give me advice?
I bought this mass cane from Ikea in Sept 2019. Since the day I bought it, the leaves were constantly turning brown. At first, I thought it was because I had given it tap water. Ek. I started over, and store bought distilled water. Ok - still the…
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