Botanical Name: Dracaena fragrans 'Messangeana'
Common Name: Corn Plant
Type of Plant: monocot: houseplant
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape single or multi-trunked plant with thick, wood-like canes. Topped with ribbon-like, striped leaves
Height to 20'
Spread to 15'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure in/out indoors: light to 75 FC; outdoors: shade to partial sun
Soil takes average soil
Hardiness tender outdoors; tolerates low light/humidity indoors
 
Morphology:
Leaves to 3' long, curved – ribbon-like, to 3" wide with broad yellow central stripe
Flowers panicle, flowers small, white, tubular
Fruit berry
 
Propagation:
air layering, cane cuttings, division
 
Usage:
large, reliable accent plant or specimen plant. Good in large pots, raised beds – room divider
 
Landscape Care:
Watering likes deep, fairly infrequent watering
Fertilizing balanced, half-strength, monthly
Pruning remove dead lower leaves
Pests/Diseases mealybug
 
Origin: South America
Family: Agavaceae

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