Contents:
- Grades fragrant dracaena
- Proper care dratsenu
- The difficulty in growing
One of the most popular varieties of dracaena Dracaena fragrans is, or as it is called, dragon tree. This species is the most common and popular, it adapts easily to the home. Dracaena fragrant varieties are many and most of them throws a kind of flower brush with nice smelling fragrance. Flowers are painted in shades of cream. While indoors, in homes and apartments dracaena blooms very rarely.
Typically, sprouts are branched directly from the main stem, whose height is from 35 cm to 2 m. The leaves have a pleasant green color, although there are subtypes (massangena fragrans), which are on the leaves of the strip in the middle of the yellow foliage. Looks spectacular plants of different width and height, are located nearby. This game of contrasts decorate any room: an office or apartment.
Dracaena fragrans known for its beneficial properties. The resin plant is called "dragon's blood". Dracaena fibers used to manufacture the brush. This kind of green filter which can absorb and neutralize their leaves some poisons, for example, xylene, benzene and formaldehyde.
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Grades fragrant dracaena
As mentioned above, Dracaena fragrans - mnogosortovoe plant. Different color of foliage, its size, color bands. It may be a plant with leaves monochromatic color or variegated species in which there is a border around the edges. There are forms which height no more than twenty centimeters. For example, dracaena fragrans surprise. However, the most popular varieties - compacta, as well massangeana.
Massangeana - large plant palmoobraznoy form, grows up to six meters. The difference between subspecies - variegated foliage color, the center of which is a wide strip is surrounded by a narrow strip of the same color. But compacta different monochromatic leaves bright green color.
Victoriae - the kind that has the yellow leaves of elongated shape. Lindenii - one of the most popular varieties of different cream bars, usually at the edges of the leaves. Dark green leaves of the species rothiana. Here on the edges - white stripes. The most rare species is considered to lemon lemon lime and dracaena kanzi, who are known for their colorful striped leaves.
Florists also give preference to the most dracaena fragrans, because this subspecies looks great in the compositions with no less popular in other cultures. Yes, and as a solo plant, it looks great. It's a great way to greening apartment, cottage or office.
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Proper care dratsenu
The content of Dracaena, like any other plants, the correct means comprehensive care, which includes some requirements for lighting, watering and temperature. In addition, it is important to know how to ensure good plant propagation and transplanting. But first things first.
First of all let's talk about lighting. Dracaena needs a good, intense light, but direct light in this case is contraindicated. Simple conventional varieties require less light than bright and colorful, painted views. Dracaena semi-shade, because providing the plant pritenenie, you create it the most comfortable conditions.
Dracaena fragrans demanding temperature. In winter, it should not be below 15 degrees. If the plant grows in dry, it may make dracaena and mode of 12 degrees, but we must try to avoid it. In summer, the temperature should not exceed 24 degrees, otherwise the plant dries.
Competent care implies regular watering. In the period of active growth should be abundantly watered dratsenu. Usually, it's the middle of spring, late autumn. In winter, when the plant is dormant, it is necessary to reduce watering. However, do not allow the drying of the root system or a strong waterlogged soil. This can lead to a rapid decay of the stem, root destruction, and thereafter reproduction is weak. Pour dratsenu twice a week in summer, in winter it is necessary to reduce watering to once a week.
Fragrant Dracaena needs air humidity. Otherwise, the edges and ends of the leaf will shrink instantaneously. It is important to regularly spray the plant, about three times a week. If the tips are completely dry and you see what care they will not help, it is best to trim them carefully.
Use water spray, pre-settle, at room temperature. Twice a month, using a soft sponge soaked in water, wipe the leaves of dracaena. Instead, use a sponge cloth to remove the dust from the leaves precipitated.
If for any reason you can not often spray the plant, in this case, it must be placed on a special tray filled with moist pebbles. Instead of using peat pebbles or expanded clay. Do not forget to constantly fill the pan with water. With this simple technique, you can create the optimum conditions for dracaena and comprehensive care.
How to feed fragrant dratsenu? To use liquid fertilizer top dressing intended for indoor plants. They need to be diluted according to instructions. In no case do not need to avoid excess fertilizer, so the plant could be seriously harmed and you will achieve the opposite effect. Prepare a good soil for plants. It should be clay or alternatively, the peat.
Now for the transplant. Repot the plant should be already formed twice a year. If the deal with the large plant is very difficult, then change only the upper soil layer. Breeding also has some special features. The most appropriate time for this - spring and summer. Propagate Dracaena by grafting, rooting in water or sand. Typically, one stem has a length of 10 cm. But there are varieties that multiply air layering or seeds.
If you want to have the tops of the plants had a few, select a well-rooted sapling. Its height should not be less than 30 cm. Cut off the top of it, using a sharp knife. It is important that the leaves remain on the barrel. After a while, let the side shoots dracaena, and can now be rooting apex.
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The difficulty in growing
Dracaena fragrans - a plant that is very sensitive to external sources. It does not tolerate drafts and low humidity. As soon as the leaves were bright spots, move the pot with a plant in a shade less bright places. If you notice that the leaves start to wither, it indicates that the care of plants is wrong.
Most likely, the thing is excessive watering or in its acute shortage. In addition, the leaves may wither and because of frostbite. Also you can watch below mottled bright spots. This is an indication that you use poor-quality irrigation water. It is recommended before watering filter or boil it.
Dry air in the room may trigger dry leaf edges and ends with turn brown. The solution - the normalization of care, providing proper humidity. The second reason - drafts, lack of fluid. If the leaves become curled and soft, it is necessary to raise the temperature. In the case of dratsenu gentle subspecies such manifestations could be felt, if you leave the plant for the whole night at the window in the cold season.
Another problem that often hampers the growth of Dracaena, - a yellowing of the leaves. If the plant is old, the leaves begin to turn yellow slowly - it is impossible to avoid. So dratsenu peculiar green color of leaves only at the top of the stem. This is due to the fact that the plant is short-lived - after two years of strong growth Dracaena yellow and then dies.
Anyone caring for plant pests can spoil. In this case, the spider mite, Jose scale and mealybug, nematode and sooty fungus. How to deal with the disease? First of all, once you have found the aggressor, immediately start to take serious measures. You can not expect that the plant itself will cease to hurt!
Use chemicals only when weaker, home remedies have not given benefits. It is necessary to choose the least toxic, soft drugs. If you have pets in the house, do not forget about them - if they try to bite the leaf of a plant, they can be poisoned or severely ill. Try to prevent this. It is not necessary to handle a plant in the room - this is best carried out on the balcony or in the bathroom. Do not forget to follow the instructions!
But the main rule - is a constant, stable, caring for plants, observation of him. As soon as you see signs of distress, to resort to drastic measures. This is the main rule for the care of any plant. Ensure competent care, and Dracaena fragrans will delight you with its striking views of more than one month!
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