The dragon tree can also be cultivated seasonally on the balcony or as a potted plant in the garden, but year-round care usually produces better results in the living room or in another bright room in the apartment. With a few simple tricks, your dragon tree can grow he althily and reach an impressive size over the years.
How do you care for a dragon tree as a houseplant?
For optimal care of your dragon tree as a houseplant, place the plant 2-3 meters from the window, pay attention to regular fertilization, seedling repotting and substrate renewal and spray the leaves with low-lime water. Accordingly, carefully measured watering is important.
The right location for the dragon tree in the room
Dragon trees generally like it bright and warm, but locations that are too sunny with heat build-up on the balcony or directly behind a window pane can actually burn the leaves of the dragon tree and cause them to fall off. Optimal locations are about two to three meters from a window, although subspecies with more reddish leaves tolerate more sun than purely green-leaved species. The distance to the window fronts usually means that the dragon trees are not directly next to the heating. Since the dragon tree does not tolerate dry heating locations well, it is more advisable to group small green islands of plants in the middle of the room.
Don't forget: repot and care for the dragon tree regularly
Beautiful plants planted in the garden bed can provide themselves with the nutrients they need a little easier than potted plants orPlants in hydroponics. When it comes to houseplants, regular fertilization is sometimes forgotten. The dragon trees will thank you with he althy growth and perhaps even some flowering if you provide suitable fertilization outside of winter dormancy. You should also repot a dragon tree on average every two to three years and also replace the substrate in the pot.
This is how the dragon tree shows its best side
Houseplants are constantly in the direct field of vision of their owners and should therefore look as flawless as possible without hanging leaves. With the following care measures you can ensure an even more beautiful appearance of the dragon tree:
- regular checks for possible pest infestation
- shortening long, bare plants
- by spraying the leaves with low-lime water
- through carefully measured watering
Tip
The high humidity of subtropical natural areas is often difficult to replicate in the room. But you can do something good for your dragon trees if you regularly spray their leaves with low-lime, lukewarm water.