This is a Dracaena marginata. It needs very bright light. Move your
plant where it will get at least some sun, temperatures above 60. The
more light Dracaena margenata gets, the better it will grow. My
Dracaena marginata gets sun all morning long. The plant will slightly
droop its leaves when it needs water--look for these subtle changes
and you will determine the appropriate watering schedule. Do a
google search for more details.

On 21 Sep 2006 15:19:58 -0700, wrote:

I bought a nice-looking plant for my apartment about a week ago from
Home Depot. The guy in the garden department said it was a low-light
plant that didn't need much water. How much light is considered "low
light" isn't completely clear to me, but I have the plant in my
bedroom, where it gets less-than-average exposure to daylight. The
plant is about 5 feet tall, with some leaves probably stretching to 7
feet.

Anyway, I don't know what kind of plant it is, and now it looks like
it's dying. I repotted the plan when I brought it home. Since then,
the tips of a lot of the leaves are turning brown (dead), and some
leaves have flat-out dried up and falled off.

The soil looks fairly moist (dark colored). I've probably poured 2-3
cups of water into it since I bought it. Is that not enough? Too
much?

I really like this plant, but I don't know how to save it. Can anyone
offer some expertise?

I took a couple digital pictures in case anyone wants to try to ID the
plant (you'd be my hero). Thanks,

http://cs-people.bu.edu/jlupien/plant1.jpg
http://cs-people.bu.edu/jlupien/plant2.jpg

-Jeff