Dracaena Compacta Plant

You may already have a dracaena plant in your houseplant collection; in fact, you may have many of the low-maintenance houseplant dracaena. 
If so, you've undoubtedly discovered that caring for dracaena plants is relatively simple. Many dracaena houseplant types have colorful strap-like leaves.

 Many varieties produce huge, tree-like plants, while others produce smaller plants. Regardless of the cultivar, the dracaena houseplant has an upright shape.

Canes are the stems of the houseplant dracaena and can be clipped at any point to keep plants under control. Dracaena houseplant cultivars D. fragrans and D. deremensis can reach 6 to 10 feet (2-3 m.), 

Therefore height management by cutting canes of older plants is useful while growing a dracaena plant. Within a few weeks, fresh foliage will sprout directly beneath the cut. Use the excised cane to propagate another plant.

Dracaena plant care entails keeping the soil of a dracaena houseplant wet but never damp. Drooping or yellowing foliage indicates overwatering or insufficient drainage. Finding well-draining soil in which to grow your houseplant dracaena is part of learning how to care for a dracaena.

Appropriate fertilization is also an important aspect of dracaena care. In the spring and summer, use a balanced houseplant fertilizer every two weeks.

 During the fall, fertilize only once a month. Stop feeding dracaena plants throughout the winter months, since the plant benefits from a period of dormancy.