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I bought a Dracaena about 3 months ago. I water it 1-2 times a week and make sure the soil is moist, but not too damp. About 3 weeks ago, it started developing a white powdery substance on the leaves. Can you tell me what this is or what I can do to get rid of it?

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a picture please! – kevinsky May 22 '12 at 16:09
If you don't talk to your plants about drugs, who will? – Doresoom May 23 '12 at 13:37
I learned it by watching YOU – bstpierre May 25 '12 at 17:13

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In lieu of a picture... Here is a blind guess, it is either powdery mildew, a scale bug of some sort, or mineral deposits... Probably a scale bug.

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thanks for the edit, it didn't look right but my spell check didn't yell at me :) – Grady Player May 23 '12 at 17:23

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