The bordered dragon tree or the marginat – evergreen harmonious plant which in the nature meets on Reunion Island and Madagascar. Characteristics of culture are the coloring of the leaves bordered with reddish-violet strips and also ability to absorb couples of xylol and formaldehyde, cleaning with that indoor air. Observance of the basic rules of leaving is the key to successful cultivation of this effective tree in house conditions.
1. As marginat hard transfers any, even the slightest damage of sheet plates, delete the deformed and spoiled leaves at once at their emergence. Choose the constant place that it was not necessary to rearrange it for flower, subjecting to accidental damage. Surely establish support for thin unstable trunk.
2. The majority of grades of culture well transfers half-shade, however poecilophyllous types at lack of light become monophonic-green. Therefore choose for them well lit places without direct sunshine. The dragon tree near windows of West and east orientation will be best of all to feel.
3. Roots of plant are quite sensitive to overwetting therefore provide it moderate watering. Water dragon tree only in the summer when the top soil in pot dries out on depth of 2-3 cm. In winter time limit moistening, trying not to allow full drying of earth lump.
4. Provide access of air to roots, for this purpose 1-2 times a month you loosen top layer of soil. Feed up palm tree special fertilizer two times a month in the summer and once during the winter period.
5. To avoid drying of tips of leaves, wipe them with damp sponge or spray marginata 1-2 times a day. Well the warm shower which is washing away the accumulated dust from sheet plates affects condition of plant. Cutting dry tips, avoid damage of living tissue as it can provoke further withering of leaf.
6. For restriction of growth of palm tree cut off top, having left on trunk of 5-6 leaves. Fill in cut with paraffin or process it the garden thief. That new points of growth were formed quicker, put on polyethylene film the place of cut.
7. Replace young plant once in 2-3 years, without damaging earth lump. The adult marginata has enough to replace about 5 cm of top layer of soil. At change of dragon tree or replacement of upper part of the soil use ready soil for palm trees. It is also possible to add to ready mix pieces of wood charcoal or coarse-grained sand.
8. The bordered dragon tree is almost not subject to diseases and wreckers. However if it occurs, resort to spraying by insecticides for disposal of parasites and to treatment by cupriferous means and fungicides at fungal defeats.
9. Make multiple copies plant during active growth (in the early spring) vegetative ways: pieces of stalks, top shanks, air layers.