Nerja2007's Garden
Dragon tree §1
Genus: Dracaena.
Species: Dracaena marginata.
I put my Dracaena outside for a while and totally forgot that it cannot take the sun- I never moved it to a shady place and it ended up in a direct sunlight and a strong breeze for a few days. The damage done was awful- leaves turned not even white- they turned transparent and when I moved it back indoors most of them fell off and the once that are still there look sluggish and pale. What can I do to bring it back to life? I have another one that never left the house and it is dark green and beautiful.
After i posted this question, I read that in case it sheds all its leaves one can crop the stems to any desired length and the new leaves will appear shortly, also the top parts can be simply stuck into the same pot, and they are likely to give roots and new leaves too. I am going to re-pot it and chop it up as well (it will actually help it looking more full and proportionate)
This tree was outside the house when we bought it in 2005 and it looked pretty stressed then and it did survive and was happy enough, although the foliage never looked very full, unlike my other Dracaena. It has also pale green leaves with burgundy edges- the other one is much deeper green. I read it has something to do with the lighting.
Anyway, fingers crossed it will revive again. I am going to keep the story live on my homepage.
