Houseplant Dracaena lemon
- Liters : 5
- Height : 110 H
- Container : 21 cm
- Weight : 5-10 kg
- In spring-summer , 1 watering a week.
- Light : does not require direct contact.
- Soil : tending to acid.
- Ideal temperature : between 16 and 22 °.
- Moist soil , without becoming flooded.
It grows best in areas where it
does not receive direct sunlight , although it should have a
good amount of light during the day. One way to make sure this happens is to place it in an area that receives a lot of sunlight, but is
filtered by curtains . These plants have the advantage of
not requiring too much watering . In spring and summer it will be enough to
water them once a week , while in winter the waterings should be more spaced. Regarding the soil, they require a
substrate with a tendency to be acidic and
good drainage , to prevent the formation of puddles. A soil with some
gravel or some
small stones will greatly facilitate the drainage of the plant and allow better growth. Its threats include
mealybugs , which cause leaf discoloration,
spider mites (mainly in dry climates), and
some fungi .
Lemon Dracaena care
- Moderate waterings , once a week in spring and summer and less frequently in winter.
- In drier environments, remember to spray it on top of the leaves, 2 times a week.
- The soil should never be dry , but puddles should not form either.
- It should receive a good amount of light so that its leaves do not lose color, but not directly.
- To make it grow even better, try adding fertilizer every 15 days in the peak growing season (spring-summer).
- You should transplant in spring , and only when strictly necessary.
As we mentioned above, by cutting the
youngest stem tips and placing them in pots of about 8 centimeters you can
multiply them . For this, you must
prepare the pots with a mixture of soil and other material such as moistened sand, place the stem tips there,
having previously folded them in half and taking care to bury them halfway. Then it is convenient to place the pots in
bags of plastic with perforations and leave them in a warm environment. Last advice:
you should not water them during rooting , which usually lasts between 4 and 6 weeks, and when you can see that the roots appear on the surface it is time to transplant them to a larger pot.
