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My dragon tree is slowly wilting away, I don’t know what to do :(


Am I doing something wrong here? I had to repot him because my aunty overwatered him whilst I was on holiday and he shed SOO much. I water when the soil looks dry (and I check using a wooden chopstick). I’ve given him fertiliser once in the last month. He’s still browning and shedding. I guess the room may be a bit cold? And also there’s some white fluff on him where the leaves attach to the stem.

Any idea on what to do?

by No_Initial_5939

4 Comments

  1. No_Initial_5939

    Same goes for the little one on the right, they were all so healthy for the 2 months before I went on holiday and I’ve been struggling ever since!

  2. International-Aioli2

    that is what they do.

    give it a wee bit of water and leave it alone

  3. victotororex

    Mealy bugs – that’s what the white fluff is. Look up how to deal with them, I have to deal with this too having just spotted them on a couple of my plants!

  4. WittyChipButty

    Keep it neglected. Wait till it gets sad/droopy and give it some small amount of water.
    Just so you have a comparison: Mine lives in a 40l pot and only gets around 200ml water every 2-3 weeks or so. Despite this it’s going crazy.
    I can’t tell you anything on the fertiliser. Mine gets repotted/new soil every spring. It seems to be happy with that.

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