Basic rules of care dratsenu

Contents:

• Dracaena: first encounter
• Features of cultivation and care of dratsenu
• Difficulties in the process of growth

Dratsenu called a genus of plants from the family of asparagus. It can be as bushes and trees. At the moment, the number of species is about forty or fifty. Most of them grow in Africa, some subspecies are grown in South Asia and Central America. Many growers appreciate this plant is grown and even some of his pieces. Today we look at how to provide good care dratsenu and grow a great plant. But above all, we want to talk a little bit about the most dratsenu.
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Dracaena: first encounter

Most species of dracaena - deciduous, ornamental plants, which are designed for city apartments and cottages. They perfectly decorate the interior and thus also purify the air. For this purpose is used as zelenolistnye and variegated species. Dracaena flowers can be white or blue, are collected in a small whisk. Special decorative value of the plant is not present, but they fit well in the home flower garden.

Cultivation Dracaena is not complicated: pieces of stems are easily transported, it is a good planting material. All natural Dracaena species are divided into two main groups, which are based on the growth habit. The first group - are plants with strong stems and thick, stiff leaves. They grow in semi-arid areas. The second group - smaller plants that have slender stems and soft leaves. Growing up in the tropics. As a rule, these are flowers and plants.

Resin Dracaena deep red color, which is also known as dragon's blood. Today is used in the manufacture of varnish to cover the metal and dye fabric. Locals resin used to tint the wine, mixing the juice with alcohol Dracaena based on grapes. "Dragon's Blood" helps in the treatment of skin diseases and stomach ulcers. In cosmetology resin is also used for the production of paints. Hair dyes based on this resin allow you to attach fairly resistant golden hue.

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Features of cultivation and care of dratsenu

If you decide to grow any plant, then you definitely need to know how to properly care for it. By themselves, dracaena unpretentious. This shade tolerance, but their variegated forms must grow in the light, otherwise they lose their color: the leaves and flowers become faded.

Many rooms dracaena are extremely sensitive to air dry, so they need to be constantly sprayed with warm filtered water. For spraying, use a spray bottle. To ensure good moisture recommend putting a pot on a layer of gravel dratsenu. Please note that you need to spray the plant three times a week.

If the tips of dracaena much dried up, caring for them will not help, it is best to trim them using small scissors. Trim only the damaged part of the leaf. Also, do not forget to twice a month to wipe the leaves of the plant, using a sponge made of a soft fabric. This will remove the dust from the leaves and dratsenu will be easier to "breathe."

For the dracaena in the home will require intense lighting; but remember that direct sunlight detrimental effect on the health of the plant. As a rule, the usual standard varieties need less light than the mottled and brightly colored. Best of all, if you create dratsenu pritenenie - is the best option right lighting.

To the flowers and leaves of Dracaena have always had a bright color, it is important to remember the temperature, which in any case should not fall below twelve degrees in the winter. In the summer, this figure should not exceed twenty-four degrees, or dracaena dry foliage in the near future.

Caring for all plants involves special rules for watering. It is dependent on irrigation, and many factors of plant growth. In a period of rapid growth and active Dracaena it is necessary to provide more than the usual amount of liquid. As a rule, the period from spring to the end of autumn. In winter, the plant is in a state of rest, so in this period reduce watering.

Your task - to prevent rotting of the root system, which can be caused waterlogging of the soil or, conversely, the lack of strong liquids. As a rule, first the stalk rot, and then the root, and later significantly inhibited the growth and ability to multiply. In summer, the plant should be watered twice a five to seven days, and in winter it is enough once a week.

Now Fertilizers: how to feed dratsenu? To do this, use special liquid fertilizer, which should be diluted according to the instructions. It is not necessary to prevent excess fertilization, otherwise the plant will be seriously affected: Twist the flowers and leaves, and roots zagniyut. It is important that the plant grows in a good, correctly picked the soil. For the dracaena is better to choose clay or peat land.

Home dracaena needs in a timely transplant, which is held twice a year. If the plant has grown too big and transplant it does not work, then simply replace the top layer of the earth. In addition, there are some features of reproduction. It is best to carry out this process in the spring or summer, when the room dracaena actively growing.

Reproduction occurs by grafting and rooting in the ground or in the water. The length of the stalk can be up to ten centimeters or more, but there are varieties of which the reproduction air layering or by seed. To plant had many tops, you need to choose the already well-rooted tree, young, thirty centimeters in height. He needs to cut off the top, but the leaves on the trunk should remain. After a while, let the plant shoots and the tip will be rooting.

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Difficulties in the process of growth

Of course, as is the case with all plants, dracaena room is quite sensitive to some external stimuli. First of all, she can not tolerate drafts. If dracaena is always at the open vents or entrance door, soon its flowers and leaves begin to wither, blacken and fall off.

Also negatively affected and low humidity. On leaves just starting to appear bright spots, flower gradually falls ill, it is wilted and faded. Once you have noted such changes will need to rearrange the plant in good shade, but enough lighted place. If this does not work, and the flowers and leaves of dracaena began to fade, it is necessary to review all the care, ranging from temperature up to the composition of the soil.

Frostbite - a common problem, which caused suffering bedroom dracaena. Frostbite appears mottled appearance of spots. Typically, they are formed on the leaves. Similar spots may indicate abuse and watering. Use only clean, filtered water. In addition, frostbite may occur in the leaf roll or darkening around the edges. This symptom is especially characteristic for delicate species of dracaena.

If you notice that much lower leaves turn yellow, then it can happen for two reasons. First - aging. This is a natural process, because dracaena leaf does not live longer than two years, after which, respectively, dies. The second reason - the wrong care: watering, fertilizing or temperature. Discoloration leaves - is another problem in the growth of plants. This may contribute to a lack of the necessary trace elements in the soil. It is important to prepare for Dracaena suitable soil, as has previously been said.

Pests can also hit dratsenu. As a rule, she is suffering from mites and scale insects. Often dracaena ill and because of damage caused by mealy bug and sooty fungus. Suffer the leaves, the flowers, the root system of the plant. Once the invaders are detected, you need to immediately take action and save dratsenu. Use special insecticides, which in the short term to cope with problems.

The main thing - to care for the plant properly. Try to avoid an overabundance of medical drugs, feeding and fertilizing substances. Watch the temperature and humidity parameters in the room. Then care dratsenu will not be any work for you, and the plant itself will be a perfect decoration for your home, making it bright colors.