Last Sunday I bought a spike dracaena (dracaena indivisa). He seemed to be doing well when the devil cat attacked him while I was sleeping. this morning I found the spike on the floor overturned. his spikes are chewed and spit up all over the place. ive heard this is not poisonous to the cat but is it poisonous to the spike? should i trim him and repot? give up? propagate the left overs and hope for a miracle?
i am a totally new gardener and only experimenting with a few (hopefully more) indoor houseplants. i live in zone 7b, north jersey.
please help and thank you!
Can i save my spike dracaena (dracaena indivisa) after the cat attacked?!?
take it outside for the summer and give it plant food. then in september bring it in. if it is green it is alive. also re pot. if worst comes to worst it might give off baby plants so good luck
Reply:Wow, you have the devil cat from hades, I've got the chewing pup from the next block....she's older now and still alive after ahem, five magazines, four bromeliads, three peat pots, two papyrus, and a hot pink geranium (twice)
Dracenas are tough. Whack it back beyond the damage, axillary buds will grow. Be patient.
Each leaf scar has the potential for being another plant. Oh, that's the cutting after whacking. You can rootone the tip and plunk it in soil for a clone of the mother plant. Never tried rooting them in water.
Good luck with the kitty.
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