Dracaena Fragrant

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Dracaena fragrant is one of the plants of the family called Dracaenaceae, in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Dracaena fragrans. As for the name of the family itself, then in Latin it will be like this: Dracaenaceae.

Features of growing and care of fragrant dracaena

It is noteworthy that fragrant dracaena is able to develop perfectly literally in any light regime: both in the shade and partial shade, and in the sun. In the summer, the plant needs moderate watering, and the air humidity should be kept at an average level. The life form of fragrant dracaena is an evergreen tree.

The plant can be grown not only indoors, but also in hotel lobbies and restaurant halls. Actually, it should be noted that fragrant dracaena literally everywhere can be in place. As for the maximum size in culture, the height of the fragrant dracaena can vary from one to meters in height.

Young plants need to be transplanted once a year or two, while the substrate should be heavier. To do this, you can either increase the amount of sod land in the soil, or reduce the amount of sand. However, one should not forget that it is important to preserve the root ball. For adult specimens of fragrant dracaena, transplanting will be required less often, but especially large plants can no longer be transplanted. For larger plants, you only need to renew the top structure of the substrate by about five centimeters on fresh soil. To prepare the land mixture, you will need to mix one part of sod land and sand, and also add two parts of leafy soil. The acidity of such a soil should be slightly acidic.

Throughout the dormant period of fragrant dracaena, it will be necessary to provide the plant with an optimal temperature of about fifteen to twenty degrees Celsius. Watering the plant should also be moderate. It is important to remember that when fragrant dracaena is grown indoors, a dormant period will be forced. The dormant period will be caused by low air humidity and reduced illumination.

As for the reproduction of fragrant dracaena, this can occur both with the help of air layers and stem segments, as well as also through the apical cuttings. It is important to note that fragrant dracaena will need to provide bright lighting, but the plant should be protected from intense sunlight, otherwise burns may appear on the leaves of the plant. Fragrant dracaena soil should always be moist, and air humidity should always be maintained at about seventy to seventy-five percent.

Dracaena leaves are endowed with decorative properties. The leaves of this plant are rather long, and in shape they are arcuate. In color, these leaves will be green, sometimes the leaves are also endowed with rather wide longitudinal stripes. In some varieties, such stripes are colored in yellow tones, and in some varieties, the stripes are located along the edge of the leaf and are painted in light yellow tones.

As for possible problems with growing, it should be remembered that fragrant dracaena is sometimes capable of being affected by spider mites, as well as by the scale insect and the scale insect. Brown spots and white streaks may appear on the leaves of this plant due to watering or spraying with hard water. If the air humidity is below sixty percent, the leaves may turn yellow and even fall off. Spraying the plant is important to remove dust from the leaves, and you can also wipe the plant leaves with a damp cloth. It is also still important to provide a decent support for the fragrant dracaena trunk.