Dracaena bordered: flower description

More than 140 species of dracaena grow in nature, mostly in the tropics and subtropics - in Africa, Southeast and South Asia, some species are found in Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Central America.

Since dracaena is unpretentious, she feels great at home. This spectacular and beautiful plant looks wonderful both alone and in a group, does not require much trouble and rarely gets sick.

The most common and beloved among flower growers is the dracaena bordered, the least capricious of the dracaena. Her homeland is Madagascar.

It has long, narrow leaves with a purple-red border and grows up to three to five meters in nature. Dracaena bordered is one of the best air purifiers, which, combined with other qualities, makes it very popular.

Dracaena bordered: home care

So, you decided to buy a bordered dracaena. First of all, planting, choosing a pot. For a dracaena with a height of about 40cm, a pot with a diameter of 15cm is suitable. Dracaena bordered will grow actively, so it is better to replant it every spring, slightly increasing its capacity (it is enough to transplant an adult plant every two or three years).

When planting a bordered dracaena, drainage is required - this is not unusual, since drainage is needed for all plants. You can buy special soil for palm trees in the store, or mix peat and humus yourself in the required proportions - you need nutritious and moisture-intensive soil.

Like all plants, whose homeland is the tropics, the bordered dracaena loves moisture - the earth must not be allowed to dry out, daily watering is required in warm weather, in winter a little less often.

Necessary spray dracaena bordered, since if the air in the room is too dry, the leaves will dry out and the tree will lose its beauty. Sometimes you can bathe dracaena in the shower.

The choice of plant location is also very important. Bordered dracaena prefers a bright place, but does not like direct sunlight. The most successful option would be west or east windows.

In spring and summer, during the period of active growth, the bordered dracaena can be fed - any complex fertilizer without fluorides will do.

Reproduction of bordered dracaena at home

The easiest way to propagate dracaena bordered is by cuttings, which, after cutting, must be dried for 3 hours at room temperature. They root without problems in water (you can add charcoal to the water) or in soil, and you get a new plant.

You can propagate dracaena bordered with seeds - they are sown under glass or film in a nutrient soil, after about 30 days shoots appear, which are then planted in different containers.

Dracaena bordered disease and treatment

Dracaena is bordered, like any other plant, it can get sick, although this is extremely rare. If you notice that the ends of the leaves are drying, then the problem is in the low humidity in the room, you need to spray the bordered dracaena more often.

If light, almost colorless spots appeared on the leaves of a bordered dracaena, most likely your dracaena received a sunburn while being in direct rays.

Yellow spots on the leaves and cobwebs on the petioles are signs of a spider mite, in this case Fitoverm will help.Small lumps of white matter in the ground and in the axils of the leaves are a mealybug, the plant should be treated with the same Fitoverm, Aktara or Biotlin.

Another common pest of bordered dracaena is the scabbard - brown spots appear on the seamy side of the leaf, the tissue around them gradually turns yellow-red. In this case, Actellik,Fufanon».

Like all indoor plants, the bordered dracaena is not immune to disease or pest infestation. But she is quite resistant to them and, with proper care, will delight you for many years.