Viewing post #1134368 by WillC

You are viewing a single post made by WillC in the thread called Do you know what's wrong with my dracaena?.
Image
May 1, 2016 10:00 AM CST
Name: Will Creed
NYC
Prof. plant consultant & educator
Yes, fluoride can be a problem for Dracaena plants and others in the Lily family, including Spider Plants. The confusion is that most people who have fluoride added to their water supply assume that this will affect their plants. The Public Health Service recommends a fluoride level of 0.7 ppm concentration in drinking water. That is substantially below the 1.0 ppm concentration that will cause damage to fluoride sensitive plants. Some areas do have naturally high levels of fluoride in their local water, but that is the exception. Few of us need to be concerned abut fluoridated water damaging our plants.
Will Creed
Horticultural Help, NYC
www.HorticulturalHelp.com
Contact me directly at [email protected]
I now have a book available on indoor plant care

« Return to the thread "Do you know what's wrong with my dracaena?"
« Return to Houseplants forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by Zoia and is called "Snow White, Deep Green"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.