Dracaena marginata Yellow Tips: Overwatering or Hard Water

Classic Dracaena marginata Symptoms

• Yellow tips = overwatering.
• Brown tips = underwatering, excess fertilizer, or low light.
• Bare trunk = natural aging + low light.

Fixes

1. Stop overwatering. Top ¼ of soil must dry before thorough watering.
2. Undo overpotting. If repotted a year ago, excess soil causes rot. Repot into snug pot.
3. Water quality: Hard water? Switch to filtered/distilled/rainwater.
4. Light: Bright indirect. No direct sun.

Trunk Bareness

Lower leaves naturally drop as plant ages. In low light, they drop faster and aren’t replaced. More light = fuller trunk.