Help with Dracaena plants!?

I recently bought some dracaena plants from K Mart, they were in pots so I planted them in my front yard. There were four in total and they are spaced out in a square shape. The back two are doing quite well but the front two seem to be wilting and going brown and I am not sure why...this is the third set of plants I have tried in this area, the others also being of the spiky bushy variety but none of them seem to do well. It is a new garden for a brand new house so none of the plants are sort of established yet...I dont know what is the cause of the wilting? It does get quite cold and frosty in the morning so I am not sure whether the plants do not like these conditions perhaps?


Would it be better suited indoors? And if so, what can plants can I place there instead of the dracaenas?





any help would be appreciated. :D

Help with Dracaena plants!?
I think the Dracaena are better suited to indoor (Or QLD weather). Where are you from?


Perhaps you could try yuccas (which is from the same family) or Cordylines??


Is the soil loose and friable? Did you add a little fertilizer?


There is many reasons why the two arent growing. Are the other two in the shade?? Sun, etc.


Hope this helps


Maz (Mazscapes Nursery, Morwell)
Reply:You may be overwatering ~ Dracaenas do not like to have their roots wet ~ add some pumice or lava stone to your soil to insure better drainage. Also Dracaenas are a subtropical plant and will not tolerate a hard freeze.





The best way to figure out what plants do well in your area /neighbor micro-climate is observation! Plants, trees, bushes %26amp; flowers that are doing well in other people's gardens are more likely to do well in your own.





Transplant newly purchased plants gently ~ often nursery grown plants have never been exposed to direct full sun ~ give them a chance to adjust using protective screening or by gradually moving them into a sunny location ~ start with just a few hours of morning sun.





Also be careful not to over-fertilize. Never use more than recommended amounts on container. I generally dilute fertilizer applications to half the amount on package instructions with very good results.
Reply:The care of dracaena depends on the variety you have. The dracaena marginata is as tough as old boot, and you shouldn't have any problems with that one, but it can grow into a small tree outdoors.





Some other varieties are more temperature sensitive and would probably like a warmer location than you have. I would guess that the ones you have which are doing better are close to a wall or your house, where they are sheltered and also getting some radiant warmth from that source. My suggestion would be to move the ones which are looking "sad" indoors and see how they go there.
Reply:It is to cold for those plants outside they are tropical in nature.You need to get some perennials,they will come back every year,if you have some shade how about some Hostas? Hydrangea? Some shurb roses are pretty hardy.
Reply:Dracaenas are tropical plants. Which zone are you in?


buy plants or trees that are perennials in your area