How to tend a Dracaena fragrans
Also known as: Sansevieria fragrans (L.) Jacq., Pleomele smithii (Baker ex Hook.f.) N.E.Br., Pleomele ugandensis (Baker) N.E.Br., Pleomele deremensis (Engl.) N.E.Br., Pleomele fragrans (L.) Salisb., Aletris fragrans L., Aloe fragrantissima Jacq., Cordyline fragrans (L.) Planch., Dracaena butayei De Wild., Dracaena deisteliana Engl., Dracaena deremensis Engl., Dracaena lindenii Linden ex André, Dracaena massangeana hort. ex É.Morren, Dracaena smithii Baker ex Hook.f., Dracaena ugandensis Baker, Draco fragrans (L.) Kuntze, Dracaena steudneri var. kilimandscharica Engl., Dracaena fragrans var. massangeana (Rodigas) E.Morren, Dracaena aureolus W.Bull ex Mast., Dracaena fragrans f. wacheana Wacha ex Siebert, Dracaena latifolia f. rothiana Siebert, Dracaena broomfieldii Sander ex Mast., Dracaena victoria W.Bull, Dracaena fragrans var. victoria (W.Bull) O.F.Cook, Dracaena janssensii Mast., Dracaena albanensis Sander ex Mast., Dracaena broomfieldii var. superba Sander ex Mast., Dracaena deremensis var. warneckei Engl., Dracaena ensifolia var. greigii Regel
Log in to add this plantWatering
Resistant to drought, water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Take more sunlight during spring and autumn, put in places with scattered light in summer
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Africa
- Category
- Agavaceae, Dracaena
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period in spring and summer, fruiting period August-September
- Flower colors
- white, fruit yellow
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