Dracaena Godsef: description, characteristics and care at home

Drazen Godsef is credited with truly magical properties. There is a belief that this plant helps to make important decisions. It improves the energy in the room. In addition, the flower is simply beautiful. His appearance will surely be caused by the positive emotions of Drazen Godsef. Description, characteristics and care of the plant - read all about this in the article.

Description

In total there are more than 150 kinds of dracene. But only seven of them are cultivated. Among them, the Dracaena Godsef stands alone. Some classifiers refer it to the Drachen family, others to the agave, the third to the asparagus. This is an evergreen shrub with a straight trunk of reed type, common among lovers of indoor plants. There is at it one more name: strikgoobrazujushchaja, or srkuloza. It is not very similar to other types of dracen. The main ornament of the plant are leaves decorated with light (white, yellow, cream) spots. The form of the leaf is pointed ellipsoid. The leaves grow several times. In one place, cuttings of three to five leaves can converge. The length of each of them reaches 15 cm, width - 5 cm.

The roots are brown with a red tinge. They form small tubers.

In natural conditions, the Dracaena Godsef grows to a height of 8 m, at home it usually reaches 0.6 ... 1 m. Young plants sometimes bloom in the home with yellow-green fragrant flowers. They are collected in racemose inflorescences. Sometimes, with good care and suitable conditions of detention, red berries can form in their place. But for flowering conditions in a normal apartment are not very suitable. Therefore, usually there is no blossom of the dracene Godsef.

Care

Dracaena of this species refers to plants that do not require special attention. The temperature in the room can be any, but in the winter it should not fall below 12 degrees. This can lead to oppression and death of the plant. The optimum temperature for this period is 16 degrees. If the plant is frozen, it is transplanted and watered a couple of months with water with the addition of "Zircon". A drop of 4 drops of this product is enough for a liter of water. Spray the plant with a solution of "Epin".

Does not like the plant and too high temperatures. When the temperature rises above 28 degrees, it feels bad and the dracaena Godsef may wither.

Home care involves determining the flower of a permanent place. Dracaena does not like to travel around the apartment. Therefore, it is better to pick a place for it right away. The place for cultivation of Dorcezen Godsef is best chosen on the windowsill, but not under the influence of direct sunlight. They will make the leaves of the plant dull. If there are no other window-sills, the plant should be slightly shaded.

Dracaena can easily tolerate shading and insufficient lighting. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that it is not exposed to drafts.

Watering

Water the dracenius of Godsef regularly. In summer, the number of watering is increased, in winter - is reduced. Although, if in winter the temperature is not too different from summer, then the watering regime can not be too much changed. Water should not contain chlorine. The plant is afraid of copious irrigation, so you need to determine the optimal regime. With a strong moistening, the root system can rot.

Dracaena Godsef does not like high humidity. Its leaves are able to release moisture outside, increasing the humidity in the room. However, it responds well to spraying with warm water or a warm shower once a week. To do this, the plant is installed in a bath, pre-covered with an earthen lump of polyethylene film.

In order for the dracene to grow up, it needs to be fed twice a month. Fertilizer should not contain chlorine and fluorine. They adversely affect the plant and can lead to its death.

Transplanting dracaena

In order for the Dracaena Godsef to grow rapidly and develop well, it must be transplanted every two to three years. Prepare a new disinfected pot, whose diameter is 3-5 cm larger than the previous one. Lay a three-centimeter layer of expanded clay, crushed stone or other drainage to the bottom.

Prepare the soil, consisting of leaf land, which adds humus, sand, peat. Add charcoal, which protects the roots from decay with excessive watering. Pieces of broken bricks will also help reduce the amount of moisture in the overflow. The acidity of the soil should be about 6.0.

Reproduction of dracaena

The plant reproduces only by cuttings. To do this, cut off the trunk neodrevesnevshy cuttings no less than 10 cm. Cut the bark on the side. In a transparent dish poured water, add to it pieces of charcoal and install the cutting. Coal will protect it from decay, and transparent dishes will allow you to see the formed roots in time. Their appearance should be expected in two months. And after three, when the length of the roots will reach 5 cm, it can already be transplanted into a new dish.

You can put the shank in the soil, designed for growing palms.

Features of the care of Drazena Godsef

If dracene does not like the care or the conditions of detention, she gives it an appearance:

• Light spots of large size appear as a result of sunburn.
• The brown border or the tips of the leaves indicate a lack of watering, exposure to drafts or dry air in the room.
• If the dracaena is not transplanted for a long time, the leaves on it turn black and disappear. Solve the problem by transplanting a flower.
• If the root system is rotting, it is difficult to save the plant. It's easier to cut off the stalk and root it, and discard the old plant.
• Yellowing and falling leaves can occur with insufficient amount of nutrients in the soil. In this case, the plant needs to be fertilized with mineral fertilizers. But the fall of leaves in the amount of up to five a week is considered normal and should not cause alarm. The same symptoms may indicate damage to the plant by pests or diseases.

Diseases

The leaves and stem of the plant can be affected by fungal diseases. They appear as brown spots with a light middle on the leaves. If you do nothing, the stains turn black, and the leaves die. Treatment for fungal diseases is carried out by foundation or other ready-made products for indoor plants, for example, "Dr. Foley."

Sometimes fungal diseases appear as brown spots with a yellow border. Treatment in this case is similar.