Dracaena marginata

The genus Dracena unites about 150 species of perennial agave plants. Its homeland is the tropics and subtropics located in the Old World, and the dragon trees of Marginata are the island of Madagascar. The name of this amazing plant, reaching 5 m in nature in nature, is derived from the ancient Greek word for "female dragon". This name was given to the flower because of the red resin that stands out when the dracaena is cut, which grows in the Canary Islands.

For the unusual look and beauty of dracaena deserved the love of flower growers around the world. But before draginna Marginata appears in your collection, you should get acquainted with the description and rules of caring for it, if you want to admire it for many years.

Description of the dragon Marginata

The Dracaena Marginata view is one of the most popular and enduring varieties of evergreen dracaena. It is a flower with a woody serpentine and branching stem and elongated leaves collected at the top. On the leaves you can see the veins, located in an arc. In each nest of the fruit dracaena there is one seed.

The flowers in dracaena are greenish or white, very small with a heavy or fragrant smell. If the plant begins to bloom, it is better to take it out of the room, but the dragon flower of Marginat blooms very rarely. They grow the dragon flower mainly because of its beautiful leaves, using it as an ornamental plant for office and residential premises. This flower fits perfectly into the modern interior, its slim elegant trunk with exotic leaves emphasizes the style of the room.

Quite often, the dracaena is confused with flowers belonging to the genus Cordilin, which are closely related to it. But it is not very difficult to distinguish them, as the dracaena has no rhizome, its roots are orange or dark yellow, smooth and straight, while the Cordilin has nodular and white roots, and the rhizome is creeping.

Dracaena Marginata at home

1. Dracaena Marginata relieves depression and calms.
2. It is not too whimsical, and it can be grown as a stambo original tree.
3. The flower is not picky about lighting.
4. From large evergreen plants that can be grown at home, dracaena has an optimal ratio of image and price.
5. The most popular dracaena Marginata for decorating indoor spaces.
6. It has the ability to maintain air humidity in an optimal ratio, to reduce the content of harmful chemical compounds, among which formaldehyde and trichlorethylene are present, entering the air from photocopiers and laser printers.
7. Dracaena Marginata enhances tone, harmonizes energy, gives vitality.

Secrets of care for dragon season Marginata

• Optimum temperature: from + 16⁰C to 28⁰C. In autumn and winter, the dracaena is best placed in cool rooms with temperatures from 16⁰C to 18⁰C. In spring and summer, the temperature should be between 20⁰C to 25⁰C. To tolerate temperatures below 12⁰Since it is impossible.
• Having watered regular, but we will not allow excess of moisture. The most abundant watering should be in the spring-summer period, but before the next watering the earthen room should dry well. In winter, watering is necessary to reduce, watering only when the earthen room is dry.
• Humidity is necessary for dracaena increased, therefore regular spraying with soft water is required. In the summer it can be sprayed 1 p. per day by water which is 2 ⁰With higher than the room. Sometimes you can wipe the flower with a damp cloth or wash it in the shower.
• The soil for draginas Marginata is suitable for acid, consisting of 3 parts of garden soil, and 1 part each of peat and sand.
• Dracaena propagates by cuttings or parts of non-woody parts of the stem, and a mixture of sand and peat is used for rooting.
• Illumination for the flower - bright partial shade or diffused light. From direct sunlight it should be pritenyat. Dark-leaved dracaena is more shade-tolerant than the rest.
• The growth of the dragon tree of Marginat is quite slow, so it is enough to transplant it 1 time in 3 years in spring.
• Feed the flower should be throughout the year complex fertilizers. Once a month in the winter and once a week in the summer.

Difficulties in caring for the dragon plant Marginata

• Dracaena Marginata suffers from overflow. With a constant overflow and moist soil, the roots of the flower begin to rot, which directly affects the state of dracaena and its growth.
• The growth slowdown in the Marginat dracaena is not due to insufficient watering and dry air, as beginning flower growers think, but because of abundant watering and spraying. This is especially destructive at low temperatures in winter, since moisture accumulates in the leaf axils at the base of the trunk, which causes it to rot.

• Inadequate watering causes brown spots on the leaves of the Marginat dracaena.
• With a shortage of nutrients in the substrate, especially nitrogen and dry air, the leaves begin to turn yellow on the dracaena.
• When sunburn or excessively intense light on the leaves appear dry light spots. When the temperature is too low, when it becomes much colder than necessary at night, the dracaena leaves become soft with brown edges and curl.
• The lower leaves of the dragon tree of Marginat turn yellow often enough, after which they fall, and leaves remain, only the upper part.
• To rejuvenate a flower, you can cut off the tip of it and root it.

Dracaena Marginata came to us from the mysterious Madagascar. Thanks to her unique and unusual look of an evergreen plant, she deserved the love of many gardeners. Proper watering, lighting, temperature and humidity are all that is needed so that the dragon tree of Marginata feels great and reciprocates the care of it, delighting all households.