Dragon Tree - Dracaena marginata - 1L / 14cm / Small rookie

Dragon Tree - Dracaena marginata - 1L / 14cm / Small rookieIdeal for Beginner plant keepers or beyond. Light Requirements: Medium Bright Indirect Light is ideal. Moisture & Soil Requirements: It prefers evenly moist soil with good drainage in warm seasons never soggy soil. Water when the container feels light or even when the top few centimetres of the soil is dry. Growth & Nutrients: Upright central vertical growth from the tip. Lower leaves may remain or die off to expose an attractive cane like stem. Suits

easily pruned to shape

Comprehensive Care Instructions for Ficus elastica 'Black Knight'

The ideal large specimen without taking up space in all directions

Growth & Nutrients: Epiphytic (grows on other plants) in nature so has a small root system that thrives in breathable soil mixtures

Moisture & Soil Requirements: Prefers evenly moist soil with good drainage

Here's how to help it thrive:

Best watered from beneath by bottom soaking

this is a tree of course

The narrow fenestrations (holes) in the leaves are a little less tempting to tear

Feed with a general-purpose fertiliser for containers across spring-summer

Light Requirements: Indoor grown specimens - these require acclimatisation to the outdoors to avoid wind and sun damage

up to 80cm tall - but that takes years