Cutting from a Dracaena 

I have had one of almost 30 years and it has begun to bloom! It only took 30 years! And it smells strong and sweet!

Thank you so much for your detailed video! My plant is 23 years old and has never been trimmed, after watching you I am now ready with confidence to propagate it. This plant has special meaning to me so I have hesitated to cut it in fear of killing it. I am going to go with the water rooting. Thanks again!

Have mine for 20 years and never pruned; it's taller than a door and getting near the ceiling; thank you so much for this!

Thank you so very much for this video! I bought a Dracaena that had some cold damage and one of the side stalks fell off. I am going to try to root it and start another plant. Again, thank you from Southern Mississippi, USA!

USEFUL INFORMATION - THANK YOU!! I bought a tiny one 4-6" tall, and after 12-15 years it is over 6ft tall. I even planted it in the shade outside for a few years, then took it back inside. I had the same question, but mine is the easy kind - thick all green leaves. I have grown VERY fond of this plant of mine, but the stem is too thin and it's so tall it doesn't get enough light from the large window near it. I recently removed all the lower leaves and it not only looks healthier, it grew a baby shoot - What a thrill. Good to know, I can cut the Cut and replant the Mommy with a 9/10 chance of it surviving. GOOD VIDEO!!

I have 3 Dracaenas for 20 years and they grow all the way to the ceiling and losing lots of leaves and I'm not sure what to do. After watching this video, I'm so excited to propagate them into new plants. Thanks so much for sharing the video, love it and subscribed 💐👌

Instructions are so clear and informative. Thank you! Going to try this in Spring time.

You’ve been so helpful. I was getting ready to give up on my plant, however you’ve saved the day.

Hello! New subscriber here!! This was sooo helpful! My sister bought us one of these beautiful plants as a house warming gift..I never heard of it before, but I've been doing all kinds of research to make sure we take care of it properly. It's just a baby right now,but I am SOO excited to watch it grow as full and tall as yours is😄 thank you for sharing these tips!

A great video! I learned how to take care of my plant from it. Thanks!! 👍

Thank you so much for this video! So glad I accidently came across it 👍

I had to laugh when I started watching your video. We received one for a wedding gift in 1976. I never cut it back it did exactly what you said it is about 10 feet tall and it falls over. I have not cut it up to hopefully make many new plants. I'm very glad to find your channel.

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm about to prune mine, since it's too tall. Also, thank you for introducing me to using pumice stone as a planting medium!👍👍👍

Great material! Thank you!

Another awesome vid! Thanks!

Thank you for this video.. my dracenas leaves faded :( so i had to prune it. The video was very useful showing where to make the cuts .. i appreciate your channel a lot!

Great videos! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

I've had my plant for 16 years and it started as 2 plants I purchased. 1 died and I was left with 1. I noticed that this plant has little nodes all over and today I felt brave enough to prune it! I hope that I get 3 to replace the head. And now I have 2 Dracaena again 💓.

Thank u so much we had this a lot in Ethiopia my grandmother garden but we use to like border with neighbor not as indoor decoration but now I starte to do for home

Excellent video! I had no idea that you can propagate them like that!!!

I would like to save the cuttings from the various limbs. Your Videos are very informative. Thank you

Thank you for all the info...very helpful 👍☺️

Wonderful, thank you so much. Now I know how to cut my plant & root it.

I am trying the pumice now! With the Dracenia same plant as in video. Thank you

THANK YOU! So glad I found your videos. Eight years ago I got two of these plants at my father's funeral so I'm attached to them, however one is now allmost eleven feet tall and the other is almost the same so I seriously need to cut them but have been too scared. I'm going to attempt to do it now. =)

I have that same tree, its 8 feet tall and hitting my apt ceiling and still growing. this video answers all my questions..Thanks!!

What a beautiful plant. I have one that looks like a stick with 10 dying leaves. Thanks for the video, maybe I can save my plant by cutting it back.

Thank you!! Very clear!

So helpful. Great video!

Thanks. a lot for the video! Would appreciate a lot that you make another one about how to prune a Dracaena along the time in order to get a bushy one.

After bumping against the office ceiling and seemingly stopping growth, it just finished blooming. (The pollen from the plant hardens and sticks to carpet.) Now I know how to cut it back and maybe try to save the cutting. Thank you

I am about to cut my Dracaena, and really enjoyed your video and found it very useful and easy to understand. I am wondering what your thoughts are on using root growth hormone. Is it better to skip using that for some reason? Thank you!

Very lovely plant

So helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for this video! I received a very tall dracaena from my in laws (over 9ft tall). The bottom 4.5 feet doesn’t have any leaves. Can I cut the entire plant down from the point and propagate several cuttings from the rest of the top of the plant? I’m very nervous to do so but it looks very straggly. I’d really appreciate the advice :)

Thank you for this video! I have a question about how much to water when you put the cutting into pumice. Also, would you recommend propagating Croton in the same way? I specifically have a Luna Croton that has become quite lanky, and I would like to propagate the cuttings. Thank you for your help!

Wow! Thanks yours is the most detailed videos on Dracaena's. Well, I have a situation very similar to a couple of people that have commented. However, i have found myself in a worse situation . I have a Dracaena but I don't know which variety it is. I've had it at least 23 years. It was given to me by my sister-in-law as a cutting in a jar of water. Roots grew like crazy in the water. I planted it in soil and it just kept growing. At the end of last Fall 2017, it was a single stem 9" tall (>274 cm) and had fallen thrice because it was hitting the ceiling. I took it out to the garage (higher ceiling) for the Winter (big mistake!). It gets cold in the garage in the Winter (Maybe 38 or 40 F?). Anyways, I've been watering it in the garage and one day I noticed that the water tray was full of water. I think I over watered without realizing it. For 23 years, the leaves droop, then i water, and the leaves will pop back up. However, not this time. The bottom leaves stayed drooping and turning yellow. Is it root rot due to over watering? I have been thinking of making cutting since i put it in the garage, but now if i have root rot...what should i do first? Take care of a potential root rot issue by cutting the rotting root first or just start doing cuttings? I'm thinking of making several (3) cuttings since it is so tall. Please advise? Spring has just started and I think i better do something asap. Thanks in advance!

How long does it take to get a new branch? BTW thank you very much for your informative videos. I am a huge fan of your content.

thank you so much for very informative useful videos. i live in Egypt where Dracenas are happily growing outside in the garden. so i cut one of the growing stems and put him in a water jar. that was 2 months ago and uptil now no roots have come out :( only a very thin root and it's not growing. what should i do ?

Thanks for this info great video I subbed much Love

Thanks that was fabulous. Commenting from Saskatoon SK Canada - I was trying to figure out the accent of the presenter and guessed South African.....I don't know any people from Sweeden but worked as the secretary for a South African neurosurgeon - hense the guess : )

Thank you so much for your answers (and I subscribed to your channel :) If you can help me a little more in the process, I and Dracaena will be so very grateful. I have been pondering long about cutting this plant, and I would like to be as ready as I can possibly be (first time for me to have to cut back such a big plant, and I would like to do it as safely and as best as I possibly can and I have the following important questions). It’s really good to know that by changing often the water in the vase it can prevent rot. It is no problem for me to do it daily. So if the Dracaena I have is either Cinthos or Massangeana, they will respond well to the water method? My next important question is, the plant is about 160 cm tall, and the stem diameter is about 2.3 cm (just one straight up stem and it has grown so well). -So how tall should the cuttings be do you think, and considering that the leaves on my Dracaena are quite long (and since it will be good for each cuttling to also have some leaves left on it)? I prepared 3 glass vases, one is 28 cm tall, and the other two 20-21 cm tall (I consider it was necessary to make 3 cuts, and have 3 separate cuttings + the one remaining in the pot). -In relation to how many cuttings, I would think that the main question is how deep the water must be in the vases (the part roots will grow along it )? In relation to the question about how much stem in water comes the last question :) and really thank you so much for any help. -The question of the length of the cuttings also has to do it seems to me with what should be about the proportion that goes in water in relation to the part of the cutting that stays above the water? (for example, for the top part cuttling to go in the 28 cm vase, a 20cm of the stem goes in water and 15 cm above water with some leaves will make a 35 cm length cutting. Will that be sustainable for the rooting process? Or 15 cm in water and about 10 -15 cm above…? What about will be best…? That will give me a good sense how I proceed to cut this beautifully grown Dracaena plant (but with no more room to grow). And thank you again so much.

I've never seen a Dracaena bloom. That's exciting! Swedish Plant Guys: roots have grown from just a single leaf which I've had soaking a vase of water for a few months. Will an entire plant grow from just my leaf? Should I plant it in dirt when it's warmer? What advice can you give me? Thank you!!

Hi! My Dracena is over 20 years old and it grew like you said, straight up because I didn't know how to care for it. I cut it once and it grew one new stem that is at the ceiling now. I want to cut it down properly but we are in fall going into winter, so I'm not sure what to do.

Can I cut some of the stock from the stem cutting and use that with rooting powder to start a plant? Also how much length would I need on that stock cutting?

Hello. My dracaena is giant, 16 feet and I have to trim her. Can I cut the cane, not just the stalk, and if so...how should I best go about that? Thank you so much for these informative videos!

Would love to see a video about the variety of Dracenas. Tack på förhand.

Hi, I just got one my mom gave me. It’s tilting over and it’s super skinny. Once I cut I just plant them in the same pot so it can become full correct? Thank you!

Love your informative videos! After removing the top of the stem for propagating, I still have a lot of bare stem remaining. Can I propagate cut stems that do not have leaves?

I was gifted a cinto type of dracaena. It’s very tall with leaves on top. The leaves on top are still green and damage. The stem is bare and looks somewhat healthy. I transplant it. My mistake was not watching your videos before. I took the old soil and gave it new soil. It had a very good root system with no root rot. However, I cut roots in the process. I have it in a indirect light at the moment. My soil is based on pumice, coconut coir, peat moss, regular soil. I added cinnamon to the roots and threw a hand full of epson salt. Will it make it?

A new shoot is poking through on a cane I cut! ✂ Very excited! Will another shoot push out? So far there's only 1☝ Answer please 🐸

This video was so Informative, thany you! My Darcena has 4 stems and all are already cut with 2 new stems grown off the main stem. Can I cut one of the newer stems or should I cut one of the main stems?

thank you for this video. just curious, can i still propagate a dracaena warnecki that's droopy (stressed)? it was left unattended for about 2.5mos and possibly overwatered after with tap water.

Is tap water good enough to reroot the cutting? Or does it contain too much chlorine? In this case what is the best alternative?

Hi! Video is very informative, thank you! I also watched your video on pumice. I've cut my dracena (exact same as yours in the video) on an angle and placed it in pumice. Will this root 4x faster as you mentioned in your pumice video? How do I check to see if it has rooted enough, and how often/how much should I water with the pumice? Thanks!!

Excellent,thanks!

I have a Dracaena *Massangeana* and is very similar to this in the video. is it the same procedure or do I have to deal with it differently?

Thank you for the video. Please do a video about 1- treating root rot of Draceana 2- planting Draceana Marginata from “Canes” not cutlings. My Dracena Marginata is dying because of root rot and I want to save it Thank you very much. I really like your channel

Hii, thank you for your video. I have question, i have a dreacena its tall is about 2 meters. From last year the leaves dropped from bottom and the top has lots of leaves. Its about 1.5 meters from bottom does not have any leaves. Can i cut it from where does not have any leaves and put it in water for rooting with lot of leaves? Because you said just have 4 or 5 leaves. Thank you

Great video! I have a dracaena dragon tree, how do i re root this particular one? Thanks

Hi. Thank you very much for this video. Very very useful. I was wondering should I place the cutling in water with more leaves? Or should I take off most of it? (And the reason why so) My Plant is 9years old. Grew up with no fertilizer. only water, sunlight and lots of TLC

The leaves are very large, like those of many tropical plants. Do you get any benefit from cutting the leaves to about half their length to prevent drying of cuttings?

do you ever use rooting powder when propagating dracaena? if so, under what circumstances? (p.s. i'm posting my question even though i doubt you will answer - i don't see any responses from you in the comments to other people's questions).

I have a question, is using tap water without any softener or equipment ok to use on House plants? Thanks

I have a Dracaena plant that just has the leaves at the very top. It is top heavy and has to lean on something so it doesn't fall over. Should I just cut the top off and start a new one and then plant it in the same pot as the original stalk? All the information I found online shows them in a cluster of 3-5 stalks. The closest I can find is a Janet Craig. But I am not positive that is the correct species. I may take it in to our local nursery to find out, so I know how to care for it properly. (It was a gift from a friend who had an indoor green house that she kept all her plants in.)

How much water do you add in pumice for the propagation?

i inherited a Dracaena when my sister passed away. it was already very tall and i have not done anything with it. its probably 8 feet tall with no pruning. how can i get this plant fuller? and should i repot as it gets bigger, if so how do i do that without killing it?

Thank you. I have a dracaena compata and just divided it and replanted both parts in new “soil”, the main is not doing well, loosing leaves already. Should I I take the smaller section out of the soil and place in water?

Can I propagate Dracena fragrans in the same way that you demonstrated with your plant? Thank you for any information.

How deep in the soil should it be planted? Do you recommend direct soil planting or growing roots in water first?

Good job and thank you.

Hi there, I'm a little concerned about my Dracaena (a Janet Craig) because I left it in the sun whilst moving house and some of the upper leaves got scorched. I cut them off, but now my plant has a bush of leaves midway up the stem, and then about 40cm of stem where all the leaves are cut off. (The plant overall is about 1.5m tall measured from the soil upwards). I considered cutting the plant at the stem about 1.1m up, and then trying to propagate the 40cm cutting. My concern is a) that I don't particularly want my plant to resprout two stems - I'd prefer it to continue growing upwards as before - is there any way of preventing it from growing two new stems? b) will the 40cm cutting grow, considering all its leaves are chopped except for the 2 small emerging leaves at the very top. Thank you so much for your time, Katie

How much water should be in the pumice when using pumice as a medium for rooting this type of cutting? Should the bottom of the cutting be above the waterline in the pumice or should all of the pumice be submerged in water? Great video! Thank you very much.

Hi, I could really use your help!! I have a corn plant that has never been cut back. It was given to us .This plant is about 25 years old. It has a single trunk that is now curved and we had to support it so it would not fall. It keeps growing but it’s time to cut it back. The main trunk is on the thin side ( about 2” round) and is rather straight for about 3 feet out of the soil . It then curves and continues to grow! The first leaf from the bottom is at least 5’ from the soil and greatly into the curve. How should I start? Can I cut the original trunk down to a few feet tall? Can I? Will it live? Should I treat the new growth as two separate pieces to try to root? I’m trying to upload a photo to show you.. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank in advance. We are moving in about 6 months and we won’t have high ceilings in our new place so I need to do this but don’t want to kill it. Please help 😊

How long should it take my cutting to generate roots while cut in this exact fashion and placed into pumice with water?

hi ! i have a draceana fragrance for about 2 years now and i think during a misting i over misted the top and the bark from top to mid bottom has become a bit soft so one sprout of plants on it have already dried and died off but there is still one bush on it and i want to save it. how can i do so? i believe from mid to bottom of the bark is still well and sturdy.

I have a dracena that is a marganata supposedly and am curious if you can take cuttings from the shoots of the main stem or if it has to be the main stem. I would like it fuller and have seen some examples where the palm like leaves are barely touching water with just a tiny bit of trunk. I guess I mean, do I have to cut below the cut stem where many shoots came from prior to my purchase or do I have to cut the main trunk that holds those shoots.

My dracena compacta top cutting finally formed roots after being in the water for 2 months or so. I only have three roots formed becuase I have short cane... but they are all pretty thick and long. Can I transfer to soil yet? He said it needs a lot of roots before transferring to soil, but I dont see any new roots forming any time soon. I dont even know if there is more nodes

Thank you!! :)

Wow..she is incredibly beautiful😍👍👍👍🖐️

My cuttings in water are looking like they're all rotting. Should I have let them callous over for a few days prior to rooting them in water?

Does the water-version work on your Draceana type, too? Our Draceana is around 1,90m high and it's going to fall down... So is it okay to cut the top in maybe 2 or 3 pieces and put them all in a glass with only water?

I'm having a prob with with my crosstalk dracena. It was root bound I believe I was overwatering it and I noticed one of the stalks are soft towards the bottom. What would I do?

I love your video 🥰 Thank you so much😇🙏🏼 I wondering Dracaena fragrans Propagate, place🙏🏼💫

What causes tips of leave to brown on Dracaena plants? Thank you for your helpful videos. I am transitioning to all pumice substrate and it is working well!

I love how they have a video all about pumice

Please advise Can a cut of dracena propagate while no leaves on it (I've cut them all)?

I have kept two cuttings since May (6 months), in water and still no roots. Each have one sprout growing, but I am tired of changing water every three days. What have I done wrong? The cuttings are about 50 cm long, and submerged in about 10 cm of water, in a regular flower glass vase near the window.

Hi. My Dreacena appears to be in perfect health. However, I have cut it twice hoping for it to branch out. It has not.😑 It just keeps growing straight up like a corn stalk. Any suggestions?

Which works best for limelight dracena?

Hi this is a great video for propagation. I just received a dracaena fragrans massangeana for my birthday but there are no stalks. It leaves are placed in the soil in the pot but I see no stalk. Is this normal? Also some of the leaves have a purplish color on them. Is this normal too?

Hello thank you for your video. I have a 3 stalk dracaena but one of the stalks lost all the leaves and it is brown. Are the leaves growing back or do I need to cut it?

I have longer cut dracaena 8 feet Will the procedure be the same ? I drench the soil everyday I hope im doing it right

Looks very nice

I’ve propagated them directly in soil. Maybe not the best way to do it, but I’ve done it. Just took a cutting, and put it in soil and kept it well watered.

I have a dracaena that is doing nothing. It has been the same size for years. What should I do to it to make it grow? I will try to attach a photo.

what about Dracaena sanderiana in soil? I have had one for about 3 years and have done nothing with it. It's about 3 feet tall and looks like a skinny corn stock. It is just finally starting 2 new shoots at the very base by the soil. can i propagate it to keep it from getting any taller? will that effect the new growth?

Can the leaves you pulled off be placed in water or soil to start a new plant?

You recommend adding clay to pumice. What kind and how much?

Thank you so much!!