Beginner Gardening: Pot Size for Draceana marginata, 2 by kwie2011

kwie2011 wrote:
I'd like to get the fastest growth possible from my little Draceana, and I'm wondering what the best pot size would be for that.

It's about a foot tall and came in a puny pot - maybe 3.5 inches wide by 4 inches tall, and very peaty soil. I have plenty of sun for it with a south-facing window and balcony, and it's already adapted to several hours of direct sun daily. It does have just one lower leaf on which just the end 1/2 of the green has turned deep yellow. Oddly, the red edge hasn't changed. It's quite pretty, but I doubt it's normal (unless this is how it normally drops those lower leaves). I think it needs, or would at least benefit from, a larger pot and healthier potting medium.

So, what size and shape pot, and what sort of mix do you Draceana experts suggest? :-)