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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Should you fertilize your plants in the winter?

One of the most common questions our customers ask us is if they should continue fertilizing their plants in the winter. While we are big proponents of regularly feeding indoor plants, there are a few things to know when it comes to boosting their nutrient intake in the winter.

When to fertilize indoor plants

The general rule of thumb when it comes to feeding your plants is to only do it when they are actively growing. Most indoor plants are actively growing during the spring and summer, which is why we recommend fertilizing 1-2 times a month between April and September.

Why You Might Still Fertilize in the winter

Even though most plants see the majority of their growth in the spring and summer, some plants will continue to show new growth well into the winter months--especially if you live in an area that sees mild, sunny winters. Feeding your plants when they are actively growing will help support this new growth and result in fuller, more beautiful foliage. 

Which fertilizer should you use?

Our all-natural plant food, Boost Vitaminé, is a mild and effective formula specially designed for indoor greenery. Whether or not your plant is actively growing, you can use it up to one time per month in the winter during your regular watering routine.

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A gorgeous statement plant ideal for narrow spaces, the Dragon Tree has lush, spiky foliage and beautifully tonal trunks. Low-maintenance and tolerant of varied lighting conditions.

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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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Dracaenas are a gorgeous example of nature’s love of texture. And with their unique foliage and vertical height, plants like the Dragon Tree, Dracaena Lisa, and Dracaena Compacta are a perfect option for tricky areas like corners and hallways. Their trunks are long and slim, which is a fantastic aesthetic feature, but can also come with a minor caveat: a slight lean. There’s nothing more standard in nature than a curved or leaning plant, so they can certainly be allowed to grow naturally in whatever direction they choose. But if the lean of your Dracaena’s drunk bothers, you can simply stake it! 

The Benefits Of Staking Your Dracaena

The benefits of staking your Dracaena are largely aesthetic. Plants enjoy growing at their own rate in whatever direction they prefer (generally toward the light!) but if a leaning trunk bothers your style sensibility, your plant will not be harmed by staking.

Staking Your Dracaena

To stake your Dracaena, the best option for a stake will be either a bamboo pole or a slender green-toned garden stake, which are typically plastic or coated metal. Both are widely available at nurseries and home improvement stores.

Utilize Support Ties

You don’t need a particular variety of support ties for staking your Dracaena. Plant tape, twine, or strips of fabric can all be used. Just ensure that when you tie the trunk of your plant to the stakes, you do not tie them tightly enough to damage the trunks. Think efficiently anchored, but not strangled. 

You can add support ties about 1-2 inches up from the point where your plant’s trunk meets the soil. Repeat at intervals of several inches (about every six to twelve inches, depending on the size of your plant).

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Dragon Tree

A gorgeous statement plant ideal for narrow spaces, the Dragon Tree has lush, spiky foliage and beautifully tonal trunks. Low-maintenance and tolerant of varied lighting conditions.

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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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Why Are The Leaves of My Dragon Tree Drooping?

The foliage of Dragon Trees is iconic: spiky, sprightly and full of volume. And with its low-maintenance disposition and elegant height, this Dracaena variety has earned its reputation as an attractive and easy-care statement plant. Systemic health issues with Dragon Trees are uncommon, and ailments are typically easy to correct for this variety when they do occur. So if you notice that your Dragon Tree is exhibiting drooping or sagging foliage, don’t panic! Below, we offer guidance on assessment as well as quick tips on how to get your Dragon Tree’s foliage back on track.

Underwatering

If it has been weeks since you last watered your Dragon Tree and its foliage is drooping, there is a good chance that the sagging leaves may be your plant’s way of signaling that it is dehydrated. Push aside a portion of its decorative moss and probe its top two inches of soil with your finger. If the topsoil is dry to the touch, underwatering is likely the culprit, and it’s time to give your Dragon Tree a drink. Water thoroughly, and your Dragon Tree’s foliage should perk up within about 24 hours.

Overwatering

This is the other side of the coin: limp, drooping foliage can be a sign that your Dragon Tree is overwatered. Again, you’ll need to probe its topsoil, by sticking your fingers two inches down into it. If the soil feels wet, take a look at the Dragon Tree’s overall moisture level by carefully lifting it out of its ceramic pot and gauging the soil within the plastic nursery pot. Is it soaked through? Soggy? Don’t forget, if there is any standing water at the bottom of the ceramic pot, it should be dumped out. If your Dragon Tree’s soil is significantly wet, allow it to dry out entirely before resuming your watering routine, and remember: don’t overwater. Provide only 2-3 cups of water at a time, when the Dragon Tree’s top two inches of soil are dry.

More Support

If you take action by utilizing the steps above and do not see an improvement in your Dragon Tree’s foliage within a couple weeks, reach out to the Plant Doctor for guidance. Simply log into your Leon and George account and click “Contact Plant Doctor”, then attach photos of your Dragon Tree as a whole, as well as close-ups of the drooping foliage. Our Plant Doctor team will respond with an assessment and care instructions within a couple business days.

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Dragon Tree

A low-maintenance, gorgeous statement plant with vibrant, sprightly foliage, the Dragon Tree is a perfect easy-care floor plant. Versatile, textural and spirited.

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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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