Thanks for your help. I will monitor the soil and try to keep it moist without over watering.

Jeanette

First, I believe the plant you have is a dracaena. If the roots were yellowish then it is a dracaena. If the roots are white it is a Cordyline. Either way the care is fairly similar. Both soggy and dry roots will cause leaf damage. When transplanting, I don’t separate the roots. I do place the plant in a rich potting soil, making sure the new container is “half-again” as big as the old one. The key at this point is to completely saturate the new soil. From this point on you can keep the soil moderately moist.

Now as to your particular questions. Your plant is in shock and is showing signs of water stress. I’m not sure if it has too little or too much water. Check your soil — you want to keep the soil moist enough to roll into a ball but you shouldn’t be able to squeeze water out of it. It takes about two weeks for water stress to present its self so it will take about two weeks to correct the problem. The key is to not go to the other extreme — keep the plant evenly moist.

As to temperature Dracaena likes to be kept above 64degrees in the summer and 50degrees in the winter. Dracaena enjoys light but not sun. Do not let the sun beat directly on the Dracaena but keep in a place with a fair amount of light.