Unhappy Dracaena marginata (Madagascar Dragon Tree) - January 29th, 2007 at 08:38 PM
My marginata doesn't seem to be doing well and I'm not sure what the problem is. I try not to overwater, so I wait until I can stick my finger down into the soil and not feel any moisture there. It takes a very long time for it to dry though, I would say that I thoroughly water it about once a month. I bought it at the beginning of last fall and I live in Vancouver so it hasn't gotten much light, but the write-up on the side of the pot says it likes low to moderate light so I didn't think it would be a problem. What really worries me about it is that the new growth coming from the upper middle area has turned brown dried up and I've had to pull it out, particularly on the shortest of the three. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure new growth turning brown is a very bad sign. Do you know what I'm doing wrong? Here are some pictures:
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t225/robynvannorman/Marginata006.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t225/robynvannorman/Marginata005.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t225/robynvannorman/Marginata004.jpg
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t225/robynvannorman/Marginata003.jpg
Thanks for any help you can give!
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Thanks for any help you can give!