Dracaena 'Florida Beauty'
Kiersten Rankel
Kiersten lives in New Orleans, LA and graduated with her masters degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Tulane University in 2019.
She has conducted or assisted on research studies covering trees such as the bald cypress, swamp maple, and water tupelo, as well as important marsh grasses including Juncus, Spartina, and Phragmites.
Kiersten is a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist and regularly volunteers with local community gardens and nonprofits to help restore critical ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
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About Dracaena 'Florida Beauty'
Did you know the genus name Dracaena comes from the Greek for ‘female dragon’? Some plants in this genus have thick, red resin which was reminiscent of dragon blood! 🐲 Dracaenas are native to Africa, Asia, and northern Australia, and are known for being super easy to care for. Some species can go months without water, and many can grow well in low sunlight.
Taxonomy
Dracaena surculosa 'Florida Beauty'
Dracaena
Asparagaceae
Asparagales
How to care for Dracaena 'Florida Beauty'
How often to water your Dracaena 'Florida Beauty'
every 12
Dracaena 'Florida Beauty' needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Dracaena 'Florida Beauty' in your home
a window
Dracaena 'Florida Beauty' can tolerate being far from a window and light source.
Place it less than 6 feet from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Dracaena 'Florida Beauty' in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Dracaena 'Florida Beauty'
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Dracaena 'Florida Beauty' after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Any advice for this lil plant? It’s kinda just stayed the same for years, occasionally it will grow a new leaf but the new growth never survives #Dracaena
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Dracaena growing brown I’ve been trying to save this guy for nearly a year now. He just wont grow out. Any new growth he does muster comes out brown from the start. He is in a peat mix, plenty of drainage & lots of indirect light. Not sure where I’m going wrong? Any help would be overly appreciated:) #Dracaena #brownleaves
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Pot size for two plants. Dragon tree and lemon lime. #Dracaena when I bought this, they ware both in one pot. And I liked how they looked. So I transplanted them together to a 8” pot. You guys think I should go bigger? They’ve been there for about a year. The lemon got a fungus pretty much as soon as I got them. So I sprayed them with mineral oil and baking soda in water. Seems it did the job. The white stuff that shows in the pictures is the baking soda.
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My plant has dried out dead patches on leaves. Too much water or too little? #Dracaena
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I recently took in this very sick snake plant. Any advice on how to make it happier? I went ahead and changed out the soil immediately to something a bit more drier than what it was sitting in. Thanks in advance. #Dracaena
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The top of my plant is starting to turn brown, and the bottom of them are yellow at the root. Help needed! #Dracaena
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Why is my corn plant dying? #Dracaena
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Can I propagate?? How? Will it survive if I leave it #CornstalkDracaena I had an unfortunate accident with this plant 😭 and she’s not doing well…heartbroken bec I’ve had it for 3 years. Can I cut the top stalk and put in water to propagate..? Should I leave it?? Will it die ? #helpneeded #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #Dracaena #CornstalkDracaena
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Bought it a couple of days ago but stem already becomes pale and leaves yellow. Help! #Dracaena
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Any ideas on what’s wrong with this plant. It’s my mother’s. She’s wondering if she should chop & prop the top. #Dracaena
Care Summary for Dracaena 'Florida Beauty'
Dracaena 'Florida Beauty'
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 6ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
10/15/2021
Drops. Leaves very fussy regarding light it wants, grows very, very slowly.
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