Landlord said I’m responsible for the plants they left. Unsure of species or what it requires. Covered outdoor in SoCal. Advice for getting this back in shape?
Landlord said I’m responsible for the plants they left. Unsure of species or what it requires. Covered outdoor in SoCal. Advice for getting this back in shape?
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SaintRain459
This looks like some bamboo to me. This dude needs water stat. Best wishes to you and your new plant!
MiepingMiep
Dracaena fragrans. The soil looks like poor quality and they hate hard tap water. Drought durable but will die from frequent water
Edit to add: that looks very very dry. Sometimes when soil has been too dry for too long it becomes hydrophobic and won’t retain water, if that’s the case you might want to get new soil and repot. However, have you agreed to care for these plants? Is that something you want to do? That’s generally not a thing landlords can insist on
WhlteMlrror
You got that in writing?
As in, it’s in your lease agreement?
If not, you’re not responsible. Just do your best.
mrbeasleym4
Take a pair of scissors and cut off the dried leaves. You can spray it down with a hose to get the dust off, it will look a lot better with the dust off its leaves. Give it a good watering. This plant doesn’t like water fresh from the tap, so for long term watering, it’s recommended to let the water settle first for a day or two. Water deeply, infrequently. Every 2-3 weeks should do. The soil looks pretty hard in the photo with little to no nutrients. You can take a pencil to poke holes into it to allow the water to go through, but if you are looking to care for it more it could use a repot with new planting soil.
yikesthatsme22
First I doubt that’s I’m your lease so not really your problem.
Second the plant saver in me is screaming for someone to get rid of the fuzzy (probably mold) shit on the top. Snip the brown off and water this big boy
West-Instance8078
Yeah the yellow leaves are a nitrogen issue the whole guys gotta get repotted with a new soil I would probably suggest a loamy soil and fill it with coffee grounds to get the nitrogen up you’ll see that come through in about a month or less for a plant that big but after you repot it prune all the dead leaves on that guy so he’s not wasting his hard earned energy and he’ll be ready for the next chapter of his life as a greeting pal
SepulchralSweetheart
Sliding in to tack on some undoubtedly controversial input given what I’m seeing here.
So! Landlord’s Dracaena Cane, commonly called a “Dracaena Lisa Cane” is thirsty as heck, as noted.
Water it with the hose, it does not give a single damn about tap water that can freely flow through the soil and occasionally be flushed. It’s one of the top 5 plants used in interiorscaping, if it reacted that poorly to tap water, I can assure you it would not be. At worst, tap water with high insoluble salt numbers would cause some ugly leaf tips and margins. Not pretty, but not deadly either. When watering, make sure it gets enough water that the soil is saturated to the bottom. Since it’s outdoors, water it again once it’s dry around 1/3 of the way down, provided the pot has holes drilled in it. If it does not, you can wait until it’s around 2/3 of the way dried down. A hit of general purpose houseplant fertilizer, if it has been provided to you, would likely help this plant, as would adding some soil to the pot. I’m not going to recommend repotting the whole ordeal, because that isn’t your problem.
Anyways. You can remove the dead/burnt foliage, as there’s still plenty of leaves to work with. If you keep up with watering, it should look pretty good soon.
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This looks like some bamboo to me. This dude needs water stat. Best wishes to you and your new plant!
Dracaena fragrans. The soil looks like poor quality and they hate hard tap water. Drought durable but will die from frequent water
It’s a dracaena, here is an article with care instructions: https://www.thespruce.com/grow-dracaena-fragrans-indoors-1902748
Edit to add: that looks very very dry. Sometimes when soil has been too dry for too long it becomes hydrophobic and won’t retain water, if that’s the case you might want to get new soil and repot. However, have you agreed to care for these plants? Is that something you want to do? That’s generally not a thing landlords can insist on
You got that in writing?
As in, it’s in your lease agreement?
If not, you’re not responsible. Just do your best.
Take a pair of scissors and cut off the dried leaves. You can spray it down with a hose to get the dust off, it will look a lot better with the dust off its leaves. Give it a good watering. This plant doesn’t like water fresh from the tap, so for long term watering, it’s recommended to let the water settle first for a day or two. Water deeply, infrequently. Every 2-3 weeks should do. The soil looks pretty hard in the photo with little to no nutrients. You can take a pencil to poke holes into it to allow the water to go through, but if you are looking to care for it more it could use a repot with new planting soil.
First I doubt that’s I’m your lease so not really your problem.
Second the plant saver in me is screaming for someone to get rid of the fuzzy (probably mold) shit on the top. Snip the brown off and water this big boy
Yeah the yellow leaves are a nitrogen issue the whole guys gotta get repotted with a new soil I would probably suggest a loamy soil and fill it with coffee grounds to get the nitrogen up you’ll see that come through in about a month or less for a plant that big but after you repot it prune all the dead leaves on that guy so he’s not wasting his hard earned energy and he’ll be ready for the next chapter of his life as a greeting pal
Sliding in to tack on some undoubtedly controversial input given what I’m seeing here.
So! Landlord’s Dracaena Cane, commonly called a “Dracaena Lisa Cane” is thirsty as heck, as noted.
Water it with the hose, it does not give a single damn about tap water that can freely flow through the soil and occasionally be flushed. It’s one of the top 5 plants used in interiorscaping, if it reacted that poorly to tap water, I can assure you it would not be. At worst, tap water with high insoluble salt numbers would cause some ugly leaf tips and margins. Not pretty, but not deadly either. When watering, make sure it gets enough water that the soil is saturated to the bottom. Since it’s outdoors, water it again once it’s dry around 1/3 of the way down, provided the pot has holes drilled in it. If it does not, you can wait until it’s around 2/3 of the way dried down. A hit of general purpose houseplant fertilizer, if it has been provided to you, would likely help this plant, as would adding some soil to the pot. I’m not going to recommend repotting the whole ordeal, because that isn’t your problem.
Anyways. You can remove the dead/burnt foliage, as there’s still plenty of leaves to work with. If you keep up with watering, it should look pretty good soon.
Responsible? Plants die when they die.