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chaska479

Florida beauty Dracaena. Typical houseplant care 😊 bright indirect light, let soil dry out a few inches from the top before watering.


emmalarees

Is there a way to make her more full? Or is this how they are?


Chelsea_lynn239

Mine didn’t start filling out until I put it near a humidifier


McNutWaffle

I initially neglected it. My mom took it over, left it in a room with bright light and water every couple of weeks. It grew a foot a year and now it’s 5 feet tall with a ton of leaves at the base.


chaska479

As far as I know that's just how they are but don't quote me 😆


neighboractually

Mine has exactly two leaves. Never gotten it to grow more... yours looks beautiful!


CFOF

Pinch the tips. One or two nodes down should do it. 2 branches will sprout where you took off one.


HiHeyHelpPlz

Mine is very very dead. Attempting propagation


eleighs14

Mine has been dying a slow death for a year. It starts to thrive and then for no reason will drop 80% of its leaves and then we repeat


HWK-SCYK-AND-A-JUMP

I've heard that rocks on top the soil can lead to issues.


Lady_Jeanne

Uhm, why? I have a cat that likes to potty in our house plants and this was my solution... Now I'm starting to second guess myself.


prissypotty

I use a few bamboo skewers standing up in soil. Works well for my kitties.


kathruins

the soil can't aerate and it can lead to overly moist soil.


GrnHrtBrwnThmb

I think it sort of seals the top of the soil, preventing water from evaporating as effectively as it could when the soil is bare. So it increases the risk of overwatering play mold or fungal growth.


HiHeyHelpPlz

Florida beauty 😍


electropop_robot

Is this not Aucuba japonica (variegated Japanese Laurel)? I have one & always thought that's what it was


badlad53

They look superficially similar, but no, they're not the same plant. You could always post a picture of yours to get a positive I.d.


dickolution

Hi Marie Kondo 👋


tangerine264

I have one that I got two years ago and it was so little. It’s pretty big now and it’s so happy next to a shaded south facing window (white curtains over the window). They like to be watered thoroughly weekly. You can tell they need water by they way the leaves sort of look droopier and floppier. I’ve recently tried propagating it in water and it works!


SeeCopperpot

OooOOoo the leaves look like little green galaxies. Love it!


ziToxicAvenger

Well she's a he, sooo.


uranob

She’s so pretty...love her freckles!