The dragon tree, or drakonovo tree, has set of versions. Dracaena marginata, or dragon tree bordered - one of the most decorative and unpretentious types which is used in room gardening.
Species of the dragon tree bordered
Leaves at the dragon tree bordered green color with red-violet border on edge. But now it is allocated some more versions which coloring differs a little.
At grade "Tricolour" is added yellow strip in the middle of leaf to green and red color, in general the leaf looks orange. The grade of Colorama has red strips not only as leaf fringing, but also on all its surface owing to what sometimes the leaf looks as completely red. The version under the name Bicolor has narrow pink strips on green leaf.
Cultivation conditions
It is much simpler to look after dragon trees, than many others room to plants therefore it it is widespread both in apartments, and at offices. The dragon tree can transfer the poor soil, irregular watering and rare changes, but that the plant looked good and magnificently expanded, behind it leaving is necessary. The dragon tree drinks a lot of water, and the soil for it has to be fertile. In pot the drainage layer and openings in day as stagnation of water in roots is harmful to plants is obligatory. Replace young dragon trees every year, subsequently, when the plant is about half a meter growth and will cease to grow quickly, it is possible to make change each 2-3 years. The dragon tree well grows on the lit places, transfers even direct sunshine. Very much praises on daily sprayings, practically at once adding in growth and quantity of leaves. In dry air the tips of leaves at it dry up, and the trunk below becomes bare.
Reproduction of the dragon tree bordered
The dragon tree can be grown up from seeds or to multiply shanks. Seeds of dragon tree plant in damp sand or vermiculite in the spring, previously for day having wetted in water with addition of Epin, "Zircon" or Energen. If all the time the normal humidity was maintained, seeds ascend approximately in week, but not ascended can arise months later. When seedlings have the first present sheet, they are replaced to the constant place. The sword-play is not made as the dragon tree very hard copes with damages of roots and the seedling can die. Often the dragon tree is made multiple copies top shanks, especially if it grows in one trunk. The top of tree is cut off, powdering the place of cut pounded activated carbon. It is better to implant shank in damp sand or vermiculite, having covered with package for maintenance of high humidity. The cut-off dragon tree stipitate in pot most often begins to branch, releasing near cut from 1 to 5 escapes. For dragon trees at which have suffered or roots have completely decayed, for the broken copies or for unreasonably extended plants with naked trunk the reproduction method is used by stalk pieces. Cut stipitate on pieces of 5-7 cm and process cuts the garden thief, and then implant in damp sand or vermiculite, it is possible to use chopped peat dust. On each piece can wake up and start in growth from 1 to 6 young plants which either are separated then, or are put together.