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title: "Please help! Plant: striped dracaena ‘cintho’ I’ve had this plant…"
description: "Please help! Plant: striped dracaena ‘cintho’ I’ve had this plant about 3 years and recently moved house. His leaves are very floppy and damaged at the ends…"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Leah44"
published: "2025-02-25T22:43:29.539423Z"
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# Please help! Plant: striped dracaena ‘cintho’ I’ve had this plant…

_Posted by Leah44 on 2025-02-25_

Please help! Plant: striped dracaena ‘cintho’

I’ve had this plant about 3 years and recently moved house. His leaves are very floppy and damaged at the ends and I’m not sure what to do! I’ve got a humidifer for my room (as I have 10 other plants with high demand) which sits on the floor beside where he is located. I’ve misted the leaves and watered him, even giving partial sunlight.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated !!

Thanks all in advance x

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## 7 comments

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2025-02-25

What kind of plant is she?

#### Leah44 replied on 2025-02-25

A striped dracaena ‘cintho’ x

### The threeplantiers commented on 2025-02-26

Soil drying up withe leaves you can water more often if that does not work try keeping the soil most and use filtered water to not have chemicals slowly kill your plant

### Rhona commented on 2025-02-26

What direction do you it in? I found if it’s south facing to pull it away to the side of the window. Also stick to filtered water and I’d stop the fertilizer for a bit. I love fertilizer but it’s in shock. Id pull it out of the pot and smell it to see if the soil smells like rot. Then I’d replace it. I wouldn’t mist it for a bit. Handle the other stuff first and then work on the next things. These plants are sturdy so they will bounce back. But I’d pull it out of direct light.

### 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵 commented on 2025-02-27

I have a 3-year-old striped dracaena also I thought that might be what it was, will you say you have a humidifier, is it keeping it between 40 and 60%? That's typically the problem with these tropical souls 🤔

### Planta member commented on 2025-08-25

Distilled water I found helps a ton. They’re a little dramatic about the chemicals in city water.

#### Sami replied on 2026-01-15

Same with mine!

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