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- The right light for the dragon tree
- The right light intensity is important
- force of habit
- Be careful when repotting
- Tips
The dragon tree can handle both much and less light
The right light for the dragon tree
Basically, the dragon tree is known as a very easy to maintain houseplant. However, if the leaves turn yellow or hang limply, this may be due to incorrect location conditions.
The right light intensity is important
In general, deficiency symptoms of a dragon tree, such as brown leaves, rarely have anything to do with a disease. In most cases, the characteristics of the following parameters do not fit together well:
If a dragon tree is in a consistently warm year-round room, it usually gets along well with it. If he does not pour too much, problems usually have their cause in the wrong lighting conditions. The dragon tree can cope with less light, but also likes bright locations. It should not necessarily be a place with direct sunlight on a south-facing window. Here, the leaves "burn" faster, as one can proceed against the water shortage then usually assumed in these cases.
force of habit
The sensitivity of the leaves does not mean that you could not place a dragon tree on a windowsill or in the conservatory at all. However, you should preferably choose locations where natural shading factors such as large trees or east-west orientation will cause the sunlight to be attenuated. If you want to send your dragon tree from the summer on the balcony, so you have to get used to it in each case, only step by step or by the direct sunlight.
Be careful when repotting
You should not make the mistake of repotting a dragon tree in the house after the winter and then placing it directly on a sunny terrace in the open air. Even when switching to hydroponics, a rather shady location is recommended for a period of a few weeks, until the roots have developed accordingly to the water reservoir.
Tips
In the case of dragon trees, the basic rule is that subspecies with "drawn" leaves require more sunlight than the dragon trees with dark green leaves due to the lower chlorophyll content in the leaves.