We think that the Dracaena Lisa is an elegant hero of the indoor plant game. Its statuesque height and fun, textural foliage belie the fact that the Lisa is actually a truly low-maintenance Dracaena variety, with a tolerance for varied light (from low/medium indirect light to brighter, indirect rays) and a low-key approach to watering. Still, pesky, browning leaf tips can occur with any plant, even the lax Lisa. But don’t worry! It’s also easily resolved. Just read our tips below.

Not Enough Humidity

The Dracaena Lisa is native to tropical, Southeast Africa, and in its natural habitat it enjoys high humidity levels. These are tough to re-create at home, but we have our ways around that. If you notice drying, brown edges and tips on your Dracaena Lisa’s foliage, it is likely due to low humidity in your home. This can be rectified by misting your Dracaena Lisa up to three times a week. Additionally, you’ll want to make sure that your Dracaena Lisa is not placed too closely to appliances that emit dry air: like vents, air conditioners, or even doors that are constantly opened and closed.

How to fix your Dracaena Lisa’s brown and dry leaves

You can rehab your Dracaena Lisa’s leaf tips by trimming brown edges and tips off with clean, sharp scissors or shears. Cut the brown area off of the leaf with the scissors or shears pointed in the leaf’s natural growth direction. Once you have manicured your Dracaena Lisa’s foliage, give it a thorough misting, and it will look brand-new.

Plant Doctor Support

If you follow the steps above and your Dracaena Lisa continues to exhibit a high percentage of dry, browning leaf tips, you can reach out to the Plant Doctor for an assessment and custom assistance. Just log into your Léon & George account, click “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attach photos of your Lisa as a whole, as well as close-ups of the dry and browning foliage areas. The Plant Doctor team will get back to you with an assessment and care instructions within 2-3 business days.

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Dracaena Lisa

Our statuesque and low-maintenance wonder plant, with lush, textural foliage and a varied light tolerance. The Dracaena Lisa is an exquisite floor plant for any space.

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The Kentia Palm is a classically elegant statement floor plant with gorgeous fan-like fronds of vibrant foliage. With its height and full canopy, this plant packs a punch: they’re an ideal choice for any space that needs a statement plant with real gravity and a luxurious, jungle aesthetic. Native to Lord Howe Island, off of the east coast of Australia, they appreciate humidity. So when your Kentia Palm exhibits dryness in its fronds or frond tips, the source of the issue often comes down to moisture. Read on to learn more about how to keep your Kentia Palm vividly green from stem to tip of leaf, and steps for resolving any brown tips it may become afflicted with.

Brown Tips: Insufficient Humidity

Kentia Palms are big fans of humid environments, which can be challenging to recreate at home. If you can’t bring yourself to run a humidifier for the sake of your plant friends, consider the following: it’s important to keep your Kentia Palm away from running ACs, heaters or vents, and any dry drafts from windows and doors. Dry and crispy frond tips are a sure sign that your Kentia is craving moisture, so plan on boosting its misting routine as well. Misting your plant liberally (up to 3-5 times a week) will make a tremendous difference. And if your Kentia Palm is placed within a few feet of an appliance that emits dry air, you will want to consider moving it.

Brown Tips: Underwatering

Ensure that you follow a consistent schedule when watering your Kentia Palm: keeping its topsoil slightly moist and watering when the top 2 inches of soil are dry to the touch is best.

How to fix brown tips: Trim, Trim, Trim!

Don’t be afraid to clean up your Kentia Palm’s brown tips by trimming them. Simply cut the brown areas off with clean, sharp scissors or shears, while following the natural curve of the blade. Give the tips a misting when you’re done.

Plant Doctor Support

If you follow the steps listed here and and your Kentia Palm continues to exhibit frond tips, reach out to our Plant Doctor service for a detailed assessment and support. Simply log into your Léon & George account, select “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attach images of both the Kentia Palm as a whole and close-ups of its brown tips. The Plant Doctor team will reach out to you with their assessment and guidance for care within 2-3 business days.

Read our full Kentia Palm care guide here.

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Kentia Palm

Classic, lush featuring full, fan-shaped fronds, the Kentia Palm is a stunning statement floor plant with plenty of presence and an unforgettable aesthetic.

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Why Are The Tips of My Dracaena Compacta’s Leaves Browning and Dry?

The Dracaena Compacta or JC (Janet Craig) Compacta is an elegant floor plant with an engaging, laddered silhouette and charming pom-poms of foliage. Its slender vertical trunks make it ideal for placement in narrow spaces and corners, and its easy-going disposition in regard to lighting and water means that a Dracaena Compacta is often the perfect choice when no other plant will quite do the trick. They’re gorgeous, textural and easy to care for, and issues with this plant are rare. But when a challenge appears, it is usually in the form of browning leaf tips. Never fear! There’s a solution. Read on, and you should have no issue getting your Dracaena Compacta’s leaf tips back on track and vibrantly green.

Insufficient Humidity

Like so many indoor plant varieties, the Dracaena Compacta is native to tropical climates that boast naturally high humidity levels. This is often a far cry from the spaces Compactas end up in, which may contain running ACs, heaters or vents, or dry drafts from windows and doors. So if your plant begins to exhibit crispy, brown leaf tips, chances are high that it is due to low humidity levels in your space. Combat the dryness by misting your plant regularly (up to 3-5 times a week). If your Dracaena Compacta is situated within a few feet of an appliance that emits dry air, you will want to consider moving it as well.

Trim It Up

Once you’ve begun a consistent misting routine and ensured that your Dracaena Compacta is out of the path of direct gusts of dry air from appliances, windows and doors, give it a trim. Carefully cut the brown edges and tips off of your plant’s foliage with clean, sharp scissors or shears, by snipping the leaf in the direction of its natural growth. Once your plant’s foliage has been trimmed, give it a thorough misting, and it will look brand-new. No more brown!

drying bottom leaves

A common occurrence and not related to browning tips, the lower foliage of each of the Dracaena Compacta’s trunks will start to dry out once it is time for the frond to be pruned. This is part of its natural cycle and allows the plant to maintain energy for new growth at the top.

More Support

If you follow the guidelines above and your Dracaena Compacta continues to experience newly browning leaf tips, contact the Plant Doctor service for an assessment and custom guidance. You can do so by logging into your Léon & George account, clicking “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attaching images of both the Dracaena Compacta as a whole and close-ups of its problem areas. Our Plant Doctor team will reach out to you with their thoughts and instructions for care within 2-3 business days.

Read our full Dracaena Compacta care guide here.

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Dracaena Compacta

Textural and low-maintenance, the Dracaena Compacta is a gorgeous statement floor plant with a slender, laddered silhouette, making it ideal for narrow spaces and corner areas.

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Why Are The Edges of My Rubber Tree's Leaves Browning?

Rubber Trees are a standout indoor statement plant because they have gorgeous foliage. Glossy, richly colored and burgundy-tinged, the super-shiny leaves of the Rubber Tree (or Ficus Elastica as it’s also known) are its crowning glory, and make it the perfect plant to elevate spaces with minimalist aesthetics. As far as plant care goes, this variety of ficus is very easy to care for. But like any plant, it can exhibit signs of stress in the form of less-than-perfect foliage if its needs are not being met. Read on to learn why your Rubber Tree’s leaves may be experiencing browning and the edges, and what you can do to correct it.

Overwatering

It may sound counterintuitive, but Rubber Trees can exhibit browning foliage as a result of overwatering. We know that this may sound strange, given that these plants appreciate humidity and originate in the Amazon— but your indoor space differs considerably from their natural habitat. When grown indoors, within the confines of a pot, Rubber Trees simply don’t require (or desire!) copious water. You should water your plant only when its topsoil is dry to the touch-- and note that that may mean as seldom as once every three weeks or so. If you probe the soil and find that it is soggy or drenched, allow the soil to dry out entirely before watering again.

Next Steps for Light and Water

Your Rubber Tree utilizes the water it receives in accordance to its environment. The humidity and dryness of the air, as well as the amount of light it receives, have a direct effect on its water consumption, so be mindful that less bright light = water is used up more slowly by the Rubber Tree. This does not necessarily mean you need to move your plant- just that you may need to cut down on your watering. Prepare your plant for a new era of success by trimming off any significantly browning foliage by cutting the leaves off with clean, sharp scissors or shears. You an also manicure the brown areas off of otherwise healthy leaves, by trimming the brown parts off in the direction of the leaf’s growth. Once trimmed, allow your Rubber Tree to dry thoroughly before resuming your watering routine, and measure its moisture before watering by pushing a bit of the preserved reindeer moss out of the way and sticking your finger two inches down into the plant’s soil. If it is dry to the touch, you may water. Plan on using this method of manually gauging its moisture regularly.

Call The Plant Doctor

If you follow all of the instructions above, but your Rubber Tree continues to exhibit a high percentage of troubling brown foliage, reach out to our Plant Doctor team for an assessment and guidance. You can do so by logging into your Leon and George account, selecting the option to “Contact Plant Doctor”, and attaching photos of your Rubber Tree as a whole, as well as close-ups of its leaves’ brown edges. The Plant Doctor support team will respond with their thoughts and instructions for care within 2-3 business days.

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Rubber Tree

Lush, glossy emerald and burgundy foliage is the crowning glory of the Rubber Tree, a stunning and low-maintenance statement plant for any space. Adaptable to low light, the Rubber Tree requires watering only sparingly.

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