We think that the Dracaena Lisa is an elegant hero of the indoor plant game. Its statuesque height and fun, textural foliage belie the fact that the Lisa is actually a truly low-maintenance Dracaena variety, with a tolerance for varied light (from low/medium indirect light to brighter, indirect rays) and a low-key approach to watering. Still, pesky, browning leaf tips can occur with any plant, even the lax Lisa. But don’t worry! It’s also easily resolved. Just read our tips below.

Not Enough Humidity

The Dracaena Lisa is native to tropical, Southeast Africa, and in its natural habitat it enjoys high humidity levels. These are tough to re-create at home, but we have our ways around that. If you notice drying, brown edges and tips on your Dracaena Lisa’s foliage, it is likely due to low humidity in your home. This can be rectified by misting your Dracaena Lisa up to three times a week. Additionally, you’ll want to make sure that your Dracaena Lisa is not placed too closely to appliances that emit dry air: like vents, air conditioners, or even doors that are constantly opened and closed.

How to fix your Dracaena Lisa’s brown and dry leaves

You can rehab your Dracaena Lisa’s leaf tips by trimming brown edges and tips off with clean, sharp scissors or shears. Cut the brown area off of the leaf with the scissors or shears pointed in the leaf’s natural growth direction. Once you have manicured your Dracaena Lisa’s foliage, give it a thorough misting, and it will look brand-new.

Plant Doctor Support

If you follow the steps above and your Dracaena Lisa continues to exhibit a high percentage of dry, browning leaf tips, you can reach out to the Plant Doctor for an assessment and custom assistance. Just log into your Léon & George account, click “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attach photos of your Lisa as a whole, as well as close-ups of the dry and browning foliage areas. The Plant Doctor team will get back to you with an assessment and care instructions within 2-3 business days.

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Dracaena Lisa

Our statuesque and low-maintenance wonder plant, with lush, textural foliage and a varied light tolerance. The Dracaena Lisa is an exquisite floor plant for any space.

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The Kentia Palm is a classically elegant statement floor plant with gorgeous fan-like fronds of vibrant foliage. With its height and full canopy, this plant packs a punch: they’re an ideal choice for any space that needs a statement plant with real gravity and a luxurious, jungle aesthetic. Native to Lord Howe Island, off of the east coast of Australia, they appreciate humidity. So when your Kentia Palm exhibits dryness in its fronds or frond tips, the source of the issue often comes down to moisture. Read on to learn more about how to keep your Kentia Palm vividly green from stem to tip of leaf, and steps for resolving any brown tips it may become afflicted with.

Brown Tips: Insufficient Humidity

Kentia Palms are big fans of humid environments, which can be challenging to recreate at home. If you can’t bring yourself to run a humidifier for the sake of your plant friends, consider the following: it’s important to keep your Kentia Palm away from running ACs, heaters or vents, and any dry drafts from windows and doors. Dry and crispy frond tips are a sure sign that your Kentia is craving moisture, so plan on boosting its misting routine as well. Misting your plant liberally (up to 3-5 times a week) will make a tremendous difference. And if your Kentia Palm is placed within a few feet of an appliance that emits dry air, you will want to consider moving it.

Brown Tips: Underwatering

Ensure that you follow a consistent schedule when watering your Kentia Palm: keeping its topsoil slightly moist and watering when the top 2 inches of soil are dry to the touch is best.

How to fix brown tips: Trim, Trim, Trim!

Don’t be afraid to clean up your Kentia Palm’s brown tips by trimming them. Simply cut the brown areas off with clean, sharp scissors or shears, while following the natural curve of the blade. Give the tips a misting when you’re done.

Plant Doctor Support

If you follow the steps listed here and and your Kentia Palm continues to exhibit frond tips, reach out to our Plant Doctor service for a detailed assessment and support. Simply log into your Léon & George account, select “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attach images of both the Kentia Palm as a whole and close-ups of its brown tips. The Plant Doctor team will reach out to you with their assessment and guidance for care within 2-3 business days.

Read our full Kentia Palm care guide here.

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Kentia Palm

Classic, lush featuring full, fan-shaped fronds, the Kentia Palm is a stunning statement floor plant with plenty of presence and an unforgettable aesthetic.

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Why Are The Tips of My Dracaena Compacta’s Leaves Browning and Dry?

The Dracaena Compacta or JC (Janet Craig) Compacta is an elegant floor plant with an engaging, laddered silhouette and charming pom-poms of foliage. Its slender vertical trunks make it ideal for placement in narrow spaces and corners, and its easy-going disposition in regard to lighting and water means that a Dracaena Compacta is often the perfect choice when no other plant will quite do the trick. They’re gorgeous, textural and easy to care for, and issues with this plant are rare. But when a challenge appears, it is usually in the form of browning leaf tips. Never fear! There’s a solution. Read on, and you should have no issue getting your Dracaena Compacta’s leaf tips back on track and vibrantly green.

Insufficient Humidity

Like so many indoor plant varieties, the Dracaena Compacta is native to tropical climates that boast naturally high humidity levels. This is often a far cry from the spaces Compactas end up in, which may contain running ACs, heaters or vents, or dry drafts from windows and doors. So if your plant begins to exhibit crispy, brown leaf tips, chances are high that it is due to low humidity levels in your space. Combat the dryness by misting your plant regularly (up to 3-5 times a week). If your Dracaena Compacta is situated within a few feet of an appliance that emits dry air, you will want to consider moving it as well.

Trim It Up

Once you’ve begun a consistent misting routine and ensured that your Dracaena Compacta is out of the path of direct gusts of dry air from appliances, windows and doors, give it a trim. Carefully cut the brown edges and tips off of your plant’s foliage with clean, sharp scissors or shears, by snipping the leaf in the direction of its natural growth. Once your plant’s foliage has been trimmed, give it a thorough misting, and it will look brand-new. No more brown!

drying bottom leaves

A common occurrence and not related to browning tips, the lower foliage of each of the Dracaena Compacta’s trunks will start to dry out once it is time for the frond to be pruned. This is part of its natural cycle and allows the plant to maintain energy for new growth at the top.

More Support

If you follow the guidelines above and your Dracaena Compacta continues to experience newly browning leaf tips, contact the Plant Doctor service for an assessment and custom guidance. You can do so by logging into your Léon & George account, clicking “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attaching images of both the Dracaena Compacta as a whole and close-ups of its problem areas. Our Plant Doctor team will reach out to you with their thoughts and instructions for care within 2-3 business days.

Read our full Dracaena Compacta care guide here.

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Dracaena Compacta

Textural and low-maintenance, the Dracaena Compacta is a gorgeous statement floor plant with a slender, laddered silhouette, making it ideal for narrow spaces and corner areas.

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Why Are The Edges of My Rubber Tree's Leaves Browning?

Rubber Trees are a standout indoor statement plant because they have gorgeous foliage. Glossy, richly colored and burgundy-tinged, the super-shiny leaves of the Rubber Tree (or Ficus Elastica as it’s also known) are its crowning glory, and make it the perfect plant to elevate spaces with minimalist aesthetics. As far as plant care goes, this variety of ficus is very easy to care for. But like any plant, it can exhibit signs of stress in the form of less-than-perfect foliage if its needs are not being met. Read on to learn why your Rubber Tree’s leaves may be experiencing browning and the edges, and what you can do to correct it.

Overwatering

It may sound counterintuitive, but Rubber Trees can exhibit browning foliage as a result of overwatering. We know that this may sound strange, given that these plants appreciate humidity and originate in the Amazon— but your indoor space differs considerably from their natural habitat. When grown indoors, within the confines of a pot, Rubber Trees simply don’t require (or desire!) copious water. You should water your plant only when its topsoil is dry to the touch-- and note that that may mean as seldom as once every three weeks or so. If you probe the soil and find that it is soggy or drenched, allow the soil to dry out entirely before watering again.

Next Steps for Light and Water

Your Rubber Tree utilizes the water it receives in accordance to its environment. The humidity and dryness of the air, as well as the amount of light it receives, have a direct effect on its water consumption, so be mindful that less bright light = water is used up more slowly by the Rubber Tree. This does not necessarily mean you need to move your plant- just that you may need to cut down on your watering. Prepare your plant for a new era of success by trimming off any significantly browning foliage by cutting the leaves off with clean, sharp scissors or shears. You an also manicure the brown areas off of otherwise healthy leaves, by trimming the brown parts off in the direction of the leaf’s growth. Once trimmed, allow your Rubber Tree to dry thoroughly before resuming your watering routine, and measure its moisture before watering by pushing a bit of the preserved reindeer moss out of the way and sticking your finger two inches down into the plant’s soil. If it is dry to the touch, you may water. Plan on using this method of manually gauging its moisture regularly.

Call The Plant Doctor

If you follow all of the instructions above, but your Rubber Tree continues to exhibit a high percentage of troubling brown foliage, reach out to our Plant Doctor team for an assessment and guidance. You can do so by logging into your Leon and George account, selecting the option to “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attaching photos of your Rubber Tree as a whole, as well as close-ups of its leaves’ brown edges. The Plant Doctor support team will respond with their thoughts and instructions for care within 2-3 business days.

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Rubber Tree

Lush, glossy emerald and burgundy foliage is the crowning glory of the Rubber Tree, a stunning and low-maintenance statement plant for any space. Adaptable to low light, the Rubber Tree requires watering only sparingly.

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Upgrade your decor with a stunning Dracaena Lisa plant in a stylish mid-century pot and wooden stand! With its vibrant green leaves and air-purifying properties, this low-maintenance plant is perfect for adding a touch of nature to your home or office. Order now to elevate your space with this chic and eco-friendly statement piece.

The Dracaena Lisa is essentially an ideal statement floor plant: it has an elegant, statuesque form, great height and lush foliage. It’s also a surprisingly low-maintenance plant, tolerant of both low/medium indirect light and bright indirect light. With their easy-care disposition, issues with Dracaena Lisa foliage are unusual. So if you notice dry patches or streaks on the leaves of your Lisa, you may feel alarmed. Don’t worry! Although Lisa issues are rare, they’re also not hard to fix. In fact, it can be a downright breeze: just follow the simple steps below.

Too Much Direct Light

Just because you can put your plant right next to a window, does not always mean you should. Don’t get us wrong: photosynthesis is a great thing, and plants do need light. But the Dracaena Lisa, a tropical plant native to jungle climates in Southeast Africa, is not tolerant of direct, bright light. Direct sunlight can scorch its foliage- and this is classically exhibited by dry patches (often round in form) and dry streaks appearing on your Lisa’s leaves. If you notice these signs and your Lisa is near a window, it’s probably time to move it: at least three feet from the window’s direct sun rays.

Refresh Your Lisa with a Manicure

You can refresh your Dracaena Lisa’s foliage by giving it a good, overall misting and trimming and leaves that are severely affected by brown patches or streaking. Once it’s in a more dimly lit spot and away from the threat of a sunburn, you should not experience a resurgence of the dry foliage issue. Trim your Lisa’s foliage by using clean, sharp scissors or shears to cut the dry and discolored areas off, while following the direction of the leaf’s natural growth.

More Help

If a significant portion of your Dracaena Lisa’s foliage is exhibiting dry patches or streaking despite enacting the steps above, you can contact the Plant Doctor for further support. Do so by logging into your Leon and George account. Then, click “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attach photos of your Lisa as a whole, as well as close-ups of the dry, patchy or streaking areas. Our Plant Doctor team will respond with custom guidance within 2-3 business days.

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Dracaena Lisa

An elegant and statuesque stunner: the Dracaena Lisa is a low-maintenance statement plant, with ample height, deeply lush foliage and an easy-care disposition, making it the perfect floor plant for any area of your home. Tolerant of low and medium to bright, indirect light.

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Everybody who owns a Dragon Tree knows that they are a green gift that just keeps on giving. Vivid, sculptural, multi-leveled foliage and slim trunks make this easy-going Dracaena variety a great choice for myriad spaces, and they are a truly low-maintenance plant for those looking for a low-touch routine. They really don’t need much, but like all living plants, they can react to changes in the seasons, their plant care routines, and more. And for Dragon Trees, that stress can take the form of falling leaves. But don’t fret: this leaf fall is easily diagnosed and corrected. Read on!

Natural Shedding

Leaf shedding happens! We know, we know- it would be nice if our green friends could keep every leaf of their foliage forever, but that just isn’t the way nature works. Dragon Trees naturally shed leaves over time when they lose viability, and the plant directs its energy toward the growth of new leaves. If you prefer not to pick up shedded leaves, you can trim any dying or unhealthy leaves off of it every couple weeks.

Needs Nourishment: Fertilizer!

Dragon Trees are big and beautiful, and they appreciate extra nourishment in the form of fertilizer. If your Dragon Tree is dropping a large amount of leaves, it may be because it is not being sufficiently nourished to sustain all of its foliage. Fertilize your Dragon Tree one to two times per month in the spring and summer to support its growth. Foliar Feed can be utilized year round for gentle nourishment.

Overwatering

If your Dragon Tree is experiencing severe leaf fall and appears to be very stressed, it may be due to overwatering. Dragon Trees do not want to be overwatered, and their top two inches of soil should be allowed to dry fully before watering. To check if your Dragon Tree has been overwatered, remove it (still in its plastic nursery pot) from its ceramic pot. Check the soil for sogginess, and be sure to look into the ceramic pot for standing water. If there is any standing water, dump it out. Allow your Dragon Tree to dry out entirely (still outside of the ceramic pot) before replacing in pot and resuming the standard watering routine of watering only when topsoil is dry. If you’re deeply concerned that your Dragon Tree has been damaged by overwatering, our Plant Doctors can provide assistance. Contact the Plant Doctor service through your Leon and George account, and add a verbal summation of the issue as well as photos of the Dragon Tree as a whole, from bottom of pot to topmost leaf.

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Dragon Tree

With vibrant, textural foliage and a low-maintenance disposition, the Dragon Tree is a dreamy floor plant, combining great height with a slim silhouette. Easy to care for and perfectly versatile.

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Why Does My Dragon Tree Have Brown Tips?

Dragon Trees are a standout statement plant, and they’re a great option for anyone looking to inject vibrant, sculptural greenery in their space without requiring a rigorous plant care routine. It’s really true: they are an incredibly low-maintenance plant. They’re also powerful air-purifiers, so it’s no exaggeration to say that Dragon Trees provide a lot of bang for your buck! Still, all plants can experience cosmetic issues, including the Dragon Tree, and browning leaf trips are perhaps the most common cause of concern for these vivid indoor Dracaenas. Read on to learn what causes browning leaf tips, and how to return your Dragon Tree to green good health!

Temperature Fluctuation

Temperature fluctuations can do a number on even the hardiest of houseplants, so it’s best to ensure that your home stays in around the same temperature range as consistently as possible. For Dragon Trees, this means not letting the temperature dip below 70 degrees.

Drafts and Vents

We confess that we sometimes enjoy a nice blast of cold air from the A.C on a warm day. But Dragon Trees (in fact, most if not all of your houseplants) do not! The heat-loving Dragon Tree is native to Cape Verde, Morocco, and the Canary Islands- none of which are renowned for their freezing gales. So if your Dragon Tree exhibits brown, crispy edges, take a good look at its location. Is it next to an A.C. or vent? Is it situated to a door that opens and closes frequently, letting in cold air? If so, your Tree may need to be moved. Luckily, the Dragon Tree is tolerant of varied light, which means you will have a host of options when it comes to re-positioning it.

Don’t Be Afraid to Trim

Browning leaf tips can be easily trimmed off your Dragon Tree, and you’ll be amazed by how fresh and vibrant your Dragon Tree looks post-manicure. Simply trim the brown off with clean scissors or shears, while following the leaf’s natural curve. If the idea of trimming your plant makes you antsy, our Plant Doctor service can guide you with custom assistance. Reach out to the through your Leon and George account, and be sure to include photos of the Tree as a whole, as well as close ups of any problem areas that need TLC.

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Dragon Tree

Sculptural, textural, and truly low-maintenance, the Dragon Tree is a fabulous statement plant that is tolerant of varied light conditions.

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