Dracaena sanderiana: description and conditions of plant maintenance
Dracaena Sanderiana or Sandera is an ornamental plant that does not require special attention and care. This plant can be used to create various compositions or as a gift for a man or woman. According to Feng Shui, Sandera brings happiness and prosperity to the home, attracts success and good luck. What is this plant?
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Plant characteristics
Dracaena is a perennial indoor plant. It looks like a small shrub with a thin trunk and short green leaves. The length of the leaves is 15-25 cm. In appearance it is similar to bamboo, but a distinctive feature of the two plants is the presence of a fleshy stem in dracaena.
Dracaena Sander is often called the “Bamboo of Happiness” because of the distinctive constrictions on the trunk. Layers can form in each of them.
If you cut the stem into a couple of cuttings, you can get new plants. Dracaena Sandera and its curved trunks resemble an ornament, and as a result an unusual composition is created. It grows slowly, but in indoor conditions it can reach a meter in height.
To grow Sandera, you can use water, hydrogel or regular substrate. Water for dracaena should be distilled with the use of special fertilizers. Melt water will also work.Sand, leaf and turf soil can be used as a substrate for dracaena. The acidity of the soil should be pH 6.5.
Plant transplantation and propagation
Transplant Dracaena is recommended in spring. As a soil mixture, take a special soil and mix it with soil for indoor plants in equal quantities. If the plant grows in water, then the roots should be washed and rotten particles removed. Place a drainage layer at the bottom of the pot. After all these measures, you can perform a transplant.
“Bamboo of Happiness” reproduces in indoor conditions in several ways:
- By dividing the stem
- Cuttings
- Rooting the stem
It is necessary to carefully and evenly separate the stem from the main trunk using a sharp knife. Cover the cuts with non-hot wax so as not to burn the plant. Next, the divisions are placed in a pot of soft water. Over the course of some time, small roots will appear, and then buds. This is a clear sign of replanting the plant to a permanent location. Propagation by cuttings can be easily done by beginning gardeners.
Using a sharp knife, carefully cut off the top of the shoot or cuttings located on the sides. You can use water and soil for rooting. Cuts must be waxed on the main plant. Next, cover the cuttings with film. After 1-1.5 months, the plant will have new shoots. To plant the cuttings, the substrate is used: 1 part turf soil, 2 parts leaf soil, 1 part sand.
The last method of division is performed as follows: the stem is separated and treated with wax on both sides of the cut area. Place the rod in a flat plate so that the lower part remains in the water. After the stem takes root and the buds sprout, you can transplant plant.The result is a plant with several trunks and a common root. Over time, when the plant grows, it can be placed in a glass vase filled with pebbles or glass balls.
Dracaena care
If dracaena grows in water, then it needs to be changed every two weeks. There is no need to spray Sanderiana; it feels great even if the air in the room is dry. The main thing is to forget to remove dust from the leaves. If the water in which dracaena grows has an unpleasant odor, then you need to add an activated carbon tablet. Before putting the pebbles in a container, you need to pour boiling water over them, then there will be no unpleasant smell.
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To maintain the plant, the temperature should be 18-30 degrees and it is important that there is diffused sunlight. If there is insufficient light, the leaves will become pale. Direct sunlight should be avoided, otherwise the plant will die. Dracaena can be placed in a damp room, in the bathroom, but the leaves will turn slightly pale.
In summer water The plant needs to be abundantly grown and cut back in winter. You can’t overwater dracaena, as the roots will begin to rot. When watering, you need to monitor the top layer of soil - after it dries, you can start watering little by little. Like any plant, dracaena needs feeding. For this purpose, special fertilizers intended for dracaenas are used. In the summer, feeding is carried out 2 times a month, and in the cold season, once is enough.
When caring for dracaena, you need to know and perform one important step - remove unnecessary shoots from the main trunk. To obtain spiral stems, the plant must be placed in a special case.They can be purchased at a flower shop. If you do not remove the shoots, the plant will be shapeless. To obtain an elegant and beautiful plant, you must follow simple rules of care.
Possible diseases
If not properly cared for, the plant can be susceptible to various diseases.
If young leaves begin to turn yellow, this indicates excess moisture. In this case, it is necessary to replant the plant and reduce watering. If blackening is observed at the tips of the leaves, then the air in the room is not humid enough or the plant is in a draft.
It is prohibited to place a vase with dracaena next to the radiator. When frostbite occurs, dracaena leaves will curl into a tube. In this case, the plant needs to be sprayed and placed in a warm place. Excessive watering and hypothermia soil leads to falling leaves and rot on the stems.
When a fungal infection occurs, light brown spots appear on the stems and leaves. Pale leaves and spots with black dots on them indicate phyllosticosis. Treatment of diseases is carried out using fungicidal agents.
