Dracaena Cintho

Dracaena Cintho Care

Dracaena Fragrans Steudneri 'Cintho'

What is the plant

A tall, broad-leafed Dracaena, similar to Dracaena Burley in colouring, but with less regular markings. The lovely strong, yellow stripe along the leaf centre looks like it has been applied with a paint brush, with delightful streaks and missing segments.The multi-stem version is a unique look that gives height and tiered levels of foliage.It is a tough and resilient specimen and will tolerate some shade as well as helping to clean the air of toxins. It's full technical Latin name is Dracaena fragrans steudneri 'Cintho'.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

16°C - 24°C

Hardiness zone

10 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Usually, watering approximately once a week is adequate. Dracaena benefits from a light misting two or three times per week when a air is dry, especially during a winter. Misting also helps to keep a foliage clean and free of dust.
Pruning
It is important to never remove more than a third of the foliage in any one year and to cut just above a node on the stem.
Fertilizer
Liquid fertilizers are applied more frequently, bi-weekly or monthly, for example. Granular products are used less frequently, perhaps once every month or two. Slow-release houseplant fertilizers break down slowly and release their nutrients in small amounts, over a longer period of time. A single application of most of these products lasts for three to four months.

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Sunlight
Avoid direct sun exposure.
Soil
Loose, light, humus soil is ideal for this plant.
Temperature
Average household temperatures between 16-24°C but can cope with as low as 12°C for short periods.

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Container
Here’s a handy guideline: increase pot size by 2.5-5 cm (1 to 2 inches) in diameter for plants that are growing in pots 25.4 cm (10 inches) in diameter or less. For larger plants, those growing in pots greater than 10 inches in diameter, increase the pot size by 5 or 7.62 cm (2 or 3 inches) in diameter.
Additional
The sap is toxic to animals. It is not considered poisonous to humans but should not be ingested.
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