How to Care for a Madagascar Dragon Tree
Pick the Dracaena marginata for the original variety.. Choose the marginata tricolor cultivar for a greenish gold plant.. Go for the marginata colorama cultivar for a reddish look.
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Pick the Dracaena marginata for the original variety.
Pick the Dracaena marginata for the original variety.
Choose the marginata tricolor cultivar for a greenish gold plant.
Choose the marginata tricolor cultivar for a greenish gold plant.
Go for the marginata colorama cultivar for a reddish look.
Go for the marginata colorama cultivar for a reddish look.
Grow the marginata Tarzan cultivar for spikier leaves.
Grow the marginata Tarzan cultivar for spikier leaves.
Pick a spot that provides bright but indirect light.
Pick a spot that provides bright but indirect light.
Use well-draining potting soil in a container with drainage holes.
Use well-draining potting soil in a container with drainage holes.
Water only once the top of the soil has dried out.
Water only once the top of the soil has dried out.
Keep the temperature around 75 °F (24 °C) except during winter.
Keep the temperature around 75 °F (24 °C) except during winter.
Mist the leaves regularly to reduce pests.
Mist the leaves regularly to reduce pests.
Use houseplant fertilizer once per month except during winter.
Use houseplant fertilizer once per month except during winter.
Prune in spring or summer to make the plant more dense.
Prune in spring or summer to make the plant more dense.
Repot your tree if the roots become crowded.
Repot your tree if the roots become crowded.
Find out which hardiness zone you live in for outdoor growing.
Find out which hardiness zone you live in for outdoor growing.
Plan for an outdoor/indoor plant if your climate is cooler.
Plan for an outdoor/indoor plant if your climate is cooler.
Plant your tree in a partially shaded area.
Plant your tree in a partially shaded area.
Choose a spot with well-draining soil.
Choose a spot with well-draining soil.
Dig a hole that's twice the size of the root ball.
Dig a hole that's twice the size of the root ball.
Water frequently for 3 weeks, then once per week.
Water frequently for 3 weeks, then once per week.
Use cuttings from a mature tree for easier propagation.
Use cuttings from a mature tree for easier propagation.
Choose healthy shoots that grew in the last year.
Choose healthy shoots that grew in the last year.
Slice the bottom of the stem straight across.
Slice the bottom of the stem straight across.
Place the base of the stem in a container of water.
Place the base of the stem in a container of water.
Provide a heating source and use a rooting hormone.
Provide a heating source and use a rooting hormone.
Expect to see roots after a few weeks.
Expect to see roots after a few weeks.
Propagate by seed if you don't have access to a mature tree.
Propagate by seed if you don't have access to a mature tree.
Sow indoors before the last frost at 64 to 70 °F (18 to 21 °C).
Sow indoors before the last frost at 64 to 70 °F (18 to 21 °C).
Soak the seeds for 4-5 days before sowing.
Soak the seeds for 4-5 days before sowing.
Bury the seeds in potting soil in a small pot.
Bury the seeds in potting soil in a small pot.
Cover the pots with plastic to keep them moist.
Cover the pots with plastic to keep them moist.
Wait 30-40 days for germination.
Wait 30-40 days for germination.
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