Houseplant Identification: Dracaena Marginata Tricolor
What houseplant is this? It’s green with white and red edges. It’s currently getting pale, turning brown, and dying.
Hi Aaron,
Your plant is called a dracaena marginata tricolor. This is a stalk plant so it is normal for the bottom leaves to drop off as new leaves appear at the top. The leaf tips can turn brown for a couple of reasons. Usually, it is the quality of the water you are using. Never use water that has passed though a water softener, it is too salty. If your household water contains a great deal of fluorine or chlorine, allow it to sit out over night before using it or use water from an outdoor hose.
Too much plant food also causes brown leaf tips. Dracaenas are slow-growing plants that do not require a large amount of fertilizer. Feed monthly in the spring and summer with a water-soluble, well-balanced plant food diluted to 1/2 the recommended strength. Do not feed a dracaena in the fall or winter.
Here is a picture of healthy dracaena marginata tri-Color.
You can read all my care tips for a dracaena marginata in the Popular Houseplant section of the website.
https://www.houseplant411.com/houseplant/dracaena-marginata-how-to-grow-care-madagascar-dragon-tree