Cornstalk Dracaena leaves dying
I have had this guy for about 3-4 months, it had the dead edges on the edges of the upper leaves before, I did some research and thought it might be from using tap water. So I switched to filtered water 3 weeks ago, and removed the two worst leaves. Now two of its newest ones just died, did I overwater it? It has a lot of drainage for sure, I used a tropical potting mix and laid out mesh and rocks up about 2 inches from the bottom of my pot, and it has a hole at the base. #HappyPlants #Dracaena #CornstalkDracaena #PlantsMakePeopleHappy (I also don’t have Greg + so I can’t mark it as when I watered it)
12ft to light, indirect
10” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
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@Spellbound I repotted it I think over a month ago now, maybe I should get a calendar for this stuff 😂😅. I have little concept of time but I believe that it was a week or two before I figured out to switch to filtered water that I repotted it cause I’ve been making changes and learning gradually instead of all at once
I am the same way. I learn little by little, with life these days who has time to take a crash course! All we can do is live and learn 😊 oh, and another bit of advice I forgot to give on dracenas... they like to be a bit on the dry side. I would let her dry out and I mean dry all the way out between watering! That's all I can think of now. Good luck!
@KnowingFlatpea thank you! I did some research and distilled water is definitely best but it’s expensive/extra work I don’t have time for so I’ve been using just brita filtered water.
@Spellbound thank you that’s definitely helpful! I removed the dying new leaves and it already has a couple new ones so I think maybe it was just still adjusting, thank you :)
@EarlyWildprivet I have the same plant. I’ve had mine now for approximately 15 to 20 years and have had 6 to 7 babies come off the original plant. They’re gorgeous plants. I see in your second picture that there are two stalks. That’s how I keep getting more and more plants from the original plant
@ProWildprivet wow yours is gorgeous 15 years is awesome!! I’ve never kept plants alive longer than a year as an adhd teenager so I’m excited to see how it goes now that im trying again as an adult.