How to grow Dracaena? Growing methods and picture gallery
Growing methods for Dracaena: Best propagation time: Dracaena is generally propagated by cuttings. The time can be chosen in May to June, which is the vigorous growth period of Dracaena, and cuttings root very easily after planting. Best growing soil: For Dracaena, a small earthenware flower pot can be used as the seedbed
Humidity requirements for growth: Dracaena likes warm, humid, sunlit environments, and can also tolerate shade. It is enough to keep the substrate moist.
Optimal growing temperature: The most suitable growing temperature for Dracaena is 20-28°C. If summer temperatures are high and exceed 32°C, or if winter temperatures fall below 15°C, Dracaena enters a dormant or semi-dormant state. If the temperature is too low, yellow-brown patches will appear on the leaf tips and leaf edges. Optimal growing light: Dracaena likes light but fears scorching sun exposure. Dracaena likes warm, humid, sunlit environments, tolerates partial shade, and tolerates dryness. With sufficient light, the leaves are brightly colored. Dracaena? It seems to grow in the Nauru area. It is said that male and female Dracaena grow facing each other; the female can sing, and the male tree is good at dancing. That is to say, the female tree, when stirred by the wind, can produce a beautiful melody like a woman singing, while the male tree sways in the wind like a tough, strong man dancing. Last year, I privately smuggled one into the country from Nauru and planted it on a Wolong Mountain at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains. It is said that the planting method for Dracaena is to use water from the East China Sea, ladle it into Taihu Lake, steam it three times and sun-dry it nine times, until each portion of water after sun exposure is reduced to only three jin nine liang three qian three. Only then can this tree be watered. This kind of tree also particularly loves to eat meat, generally only eating the rump of a three-year-old cow. After it is cooked, place it beside the tree, and the next day it will be eaten completely clean. The meat is generally placed at 0:00——1:00 in the deep night. The person placing the meat is required to be an 18-year-old young man or young woman. First offer incense, then kneel and bow. They also must pray for wishes such as favorable weather and national peace and prosperity. Just then, in the darkness, the leaves rustle loudly as if a fierce wind has blown past. Only then can the young man and young woman get up and leave. Never turn back to look. This kind of tree also loves to drink hot beef broth.
At one time you drink a large vat of it. Generally only after 30 years can it produce baby trees. The leaves of this kind of tree are also very peculiar. If a family's woman is infertile or has low sexual desire, boil the leaves in water and bathe with it for three days. She will certainly recover. The Compendium of Materia Medica says it is warm in nature, strengthens the yang of men and women, and prolongs life.
1. Soil: Dracaena has strong adaptability and is not strict about soil, but it grows best in loose, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. You can use loam with high humus content from under pine and cypress forests mixed with river sand for cultivation, or mix leaf mold with river sand for cultivation. During the cultivation of Dracaena, ferrous sulfate needs to be applied about once a month, which can ensure the soil pH is suitable, slightly acidic, and suitable for its normal growth. 2. Fertilizer and water management: Dracaena likes loose, fertile substrate with good permeability, and soilless cultivation methods can be used for cultivation and management. The substrate can be a thorough mixture of vermiculite, perlite, and peat soil. This kind of substrate has good permeability, is clean, and is sterile and odorless. When Dracaena is cultivated in this kind of substrate in high-grade containers, it can go several years without repotting or changing the soil, and the plant's root system is well developed and grows robustly. In soilless cultivation, fertilizer and water management mainly means applying nutrient solution as a top dressing. If the number of plants cultivated is small, you do not need to specially prepare nutrient solution.
3. Temperature and light: Dracaena likes warm, humid, sunlit environments, and can also tolerate shade. However, if kept indoors in an excessively shady environment for a long time, the leaves will also fade. Therefore, it is best to place the flower pot on a southeast-facing windowsill so that it fully receives sunlight. If Dracaena is placed on a balcony for growing, when the summer sunlight is too strong, move the flower pot indoors, especially at noon, and provide appropriate shading. Generally, a light level of 40-50% is sufficient, so as to avoid scorching the leaves with strong sun. Dracaena likes warmth and cannot tolerate cold.
4. Propagation: For household propagation of Dracaena, cuttings are generally used, combined with pruning. This can be done from April to August each year, and indoors it can be done year-round, but the temperature needs to be kept between 20-30°C to promote new root growth. For stump-style plants, it is best to break them off by hand, remove 1/2-2/3 of the lower leaves, insert them directly into clean river sand, and water thoroughly, temporarily avoiding strong light; for whole-plant-style plants, after shortening, the leaves must also be removed first, then they are inserted into clean river sand and watered thoroughly. Afterward, the air humidity should be kept at about 70%, and new roots will grow in one month to become a new plant. Notes: Dracaena likes warmth and fears severe cold, likes light but fears scorching sun exposure, and is most suitable for growing in a warm but not scorching environment. Spring, summer, and autumn are the vigorous growing seasons for Dracaena. During this period, growers must fully satisfy its needs for water, nutrients, and temperature so that it grows robustly. During the winter dormant period, fertilization should be stopped and watering controlled. It is generally placed indoors to overwinter, and can be watered once every ten days to half a month, keeping the pot soil slightly dry and moist, so that it can overwinter safely. If there is no sunlight for a long time, you can turn on a light at night and place Dracaena under a 40-watt light for artificial supplementary lighting to keep the leaves attractive. At night, place Dracaena inside the curtains and use thick curtains to block cold air, or place the flower pot in a warm corner of the room, so that it can overwinter safely.
Time: 2019-05-04Clicks: