No, I'm not kidding. Your indoor tropical plants are very susceptible to environmental stress.
In all cases, an overall objective, when caring for your plants, should be to to keep their environment on a nice, consistent schedule. We tend live tropical plants in offices and homes. When we start, we tell the client that their plants need 8 consecutive hours of light per day for 5 consecutive days per week. Turn the lights on in the morning when you get into work and turn them off when you leave at the end of the day.
Other important environmental factors - humidity levels should be constant between 30 and 50% relative humidity. Temperature should be constant between 68 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Watering - follow the directions as provided by your plant provider (where you bought your plant). If in doubt - contact me at
plantsforall@ody.ca
Aim for this kind of environmental consistency and your plants will be happier.
However, far too often lights are turned off when staff go to meetings, lunch, break, etc. Far too often humidity levels drop drastically when heaters are turned way up. Every winter we come across cases where humidity levels have dropped below 15% rh.
That is desert conditions. Temperatures are often pushed to 75, 78 or even 80+ degrees. Plants will cook being in those hot and dry environments 24/7. Smarten up - what creates a healthy environment for your plants also creates a healthy environment for your people. These pics show the symptoms of a single plant under environmental stress. Watch for these signs and make the changes for a happier, healthier environment for your plants and for you.
Plant Information Sheets - I have created a new Plant Information Sheet for the
Dracaena demeriensis Warneckii Ulises, at a customer's request. You can get a copy of this pdf free by going to our
website. Should you have any indoor tropical plants that you would like a Plant Information Sheet, please request it through that same
website contact us link
