Dracena Rehabilitation

[ZPalms]

Just realized I didn't post in the right area, I thought I was in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms, my bad sorry 💀

A couple months back I was given a couple of plants that some people abandoned when they moved out of their home, and it was at the end of winter, maybe about March, when I received them, but they sat in the place for about a month before I could actually get them, because there's a 30 day period if they don't come back for them, then they are free for the taking, but they sat without care or water and they were on the decline, so I took them all, and there was a pothos, spider plant, and this dracena, The dracena was sitting in very poor soil and it barely had soil in the pot with exposed roots and nothing mixed in the soil, It was like coffee grounds caked together but I washed all the soil off and it had tons of root rot so I decided to take a chance and cut all the roots back that I saw were dead and rotting and gave it a hydrogen bath for maybe 30 mins or so but I'm just really proud of the recovery and just want to share it. 

I'm not sure what kind of dracena this is because I looked them up and there are so many different ones and Google shows everything under the sun for dracena.

The spider plant used to be large, but it was leaning out the side of the pot on a long thick stem, and I sloppy repotted it, and if it survived, then it does and if it didn't, then oh well, luckily it did figure it out. One didn't make it but I expected some loss, but it's regenerating and eventually will be nice again. 

I don't really need to show the pothos because it was going to survive regardless, but the pothos does have some larger leaves than I'm used to for pothos, but it might have something to do with the dead plant that's in the pothos pot that has a trunk and being able to climb on it. 😂

Edited August 25, 2022 by ZPalms

[Las Palmas Norte]

Dracaena marginata - look as though you've nursed it back to health.😎

[PalmatierMeg]

Agree: standard Dracaena marginata. Almost impossible to kill here but don’t let them freeze.

 

[ZPalms]

3 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Dracaena marginata - look as though you've nursed it back to health.😎

I’m very proud, feels accomplished and nice to be able to enjoy this plant myself for free!

 

3 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Agree: standard Dracaena marginata. Almost impossible to kill here but don’t let them freeze.

 

It becomes a indoor plant in the winter, it’s just outdoors to enjoy the weather and be warm 🥰

[JohnAndSancho]

Nice save. You're definitely the plant rehab specialist here. 

[ZPalms]

17 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Nice save. You're definitely the plant rehab specialist here. 

I tryed my best, I was really taking a chance because I had no idea what I was doing 😂

[PalmsandLiszt]

To be pedantic, it is properly called Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia. D. marginata is one of those incorrect horticultural names that refuses to go away. Great job at saving them, though.