How to care for a dragon tree?
Question by Helen B: How to care for a dragon tree?
I bought a youngish dragon tree a few weeks ago, I’m following the instructions about watering and sunlight, but the tips of the leaves are going dry. What am I doing wrong?
Best answer:
Answer by angel120991
They need a fair bit of light, like near a north, east, or west window, or by a curtained south window. I’ve heard that if you chop off the very top of the growing section of the plant, it branches out, but i’m not sure how true it is. They grow reasonably slowly, but can get quite tall. The tallest one I’ve seen was near 2 meters. If you water it when the top of the soil dries out it will be fine.
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July 28th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
Common name: “Madagascar Dragon Tree”
Latin name: Dracaena marginata
“Yellowing leaves can be an indication of over-watering, under- watering or simply just normal leaf drop …”
Further information:
http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/html/DrMargExotic.htm
Good luck with it!
July 28th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
It might need more water and a bigger pot.