Basically, the dragon tree is known as a very easy-to-care for houseplant. However, if the leaves turn yellow or hang limp, this may be due to the wrong site conditions.
The dragon tree can cope with both a lot and less light
The right light intensity is important
In general, deficiency symptoms of a dragon tree, such as brown leaves, rarely have anything to do with a disease. In most cases, the characteristics of the following parameters do not go well together:
- temperature
- water supply
- Insolation or lighting conditions
If a dragon tree stands in a room that is consistently warm all year round, it usually gets along well with it. If it is not watered too much, problems are usually caused by incorrect lighting conditions. The dragon tree can also cope with rather little light, but also likes bright locations. However, it should not necessarily be a place with direct sunlight on a south-facing window. Here the leaves “burn” faster than one can take action against the water shortage that is then usually suspected in these cases.
force of habit
The delicacy of the leaves does not mean that you cannot put a dragon tree on a window sill or in the conservatory at all. However, you should preferably choose locations where the sunlight hits the plants to a lesser extent anyway due to natural shading factors such as large trees or east or west orientation. If you want to send your dragon tree out onto the balcony for summer freshness, you must first get it used to direct sunlight step by step or by the hour.
Be careful when repotting
Under no circumstances should you make the mistake of repotting a dragon tree after it has spent the winter indoors and then placing it directly on a sunny terrace outside. When switching to hydroponics, a rather shady location is recommended for a few weeks until the roots have developed up to the water reservoir.
tips
The basic rule for dragon trees is that due to the lower chlorophyll content in the leaves, subspecies with "marked" leaves require and tolerate more sunlight than dragon trees with dark green leaves.