Living SoilGeneral houseplants
Dracaena: best soil mix and feeding guide
Dracaena is in Living Soil's General houseplants group. Foliage plants in pots indoors. Its guide gathers what published references say about feeding, spotting problems and cautions, with 3 mixes that suit it.
What the dracaena guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Feeding1
- Spotting problems4
- Cautions4
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Mixes that suit dracaena
One more mix suits it in the app.
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- pH: the references give 5.5 to 6.5 for general houseplants in general.
- The mistake to avoid: Putting a layer of gravel in the bottom of the pot, which slows drainage rather than helping it.
- Also known as: corn plant, dragon tree, dracaena marginata, dracaena fragrans and dracaena deremensis
Questions
What is the best soil for dracaena?
Living Soil lists 3 mixes that suit dracaena, each from a published reference. They include Simplest houseplant mix and Bark rich house mix. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
What pH does dracaena need?
The references give pH 5.5 to 6.5 for general houseplants in general.
Is the dracaena guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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