r/Dracaena

Hello everyone. This is my Dracaena Marginata. Idk if you can tell, but it's not doing so well. I had to remove one of the stems as it was rotten. You can see they were usually three. The trunk is starting to feel soft on the side of the removed stem, but the other stems feel just fine. Two or three leaves have fallen off, and there is browning at the tips of the rest of the leaves. What would you recommend me do? It could be that it's overwatered, so repotting was the first idea I came across. If that's the case, what potting mix should I use, and where can I buy it from? Please, keep in mind that I live in Europe.

What does she need 🥹

Thought I'd show you my Dracaena, he's 17 years old, probably more tbh. He's growing happily after I nearly killed him by giving him root rot in the wrong pot. Anywaayyy we are both over it now 😁

Hi everyone! I live in Argentina (not a tropical climate), and I finally took the plunge and pruned my Dracaena marginata today. It only had two bare stalks growing straight up, so I cut the tops off hoping to encourage new branches to sprout from the main stems.

I stuck the cuttings right back into the same pot to try and root them there. I also sealed the cut ends on the main stems.

Since I'm in a cooler zone/season, do you think they'll root okay directly in the soil like this? Any tips on watering or care while I wait for new growth? Thanks!

I found this plant on the side walk during nyc pride weekend(last weekend of June). It seemed like someone had moved out and couldn’t bring this tree and a money tree with them. So I took them. However, I don’t have the best green thumb. Originally i didn’t know the tree couldn’t handle direct sunlight, and had left it outside for a day… a really sunny day, mainly bog how droopy I was looking. I had left in my garage and would just leave my garage door open for an hour or two to let some sunlight in. Now it’s in my room by window and I’m not so sure how to help her. (The first two pictures are from the day I got them, and the last two are them currently) there’s definitely a lot of new growth especially from the money tree, the dracaena has 6 new leaves and 6 more incoming new growths as well as maybe a new branch coming in on the side of another branch/stem. I don’t have a specific watering schedule. I typically just check the soil w my fingers to see if the top 2 inches of soil is dry and give them maybe a cup or two of water. The money tree gets significantly less water. The first day I got them I gave them a quick shower tho.