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Corn Plant Dracaena
A dracaena with long, glossy, corn-like leaves on an upright stem that lives indoors at home or in the office with simple care. Four heights from 50 cm to 1.5 m.
Description
Dracaena fragrans is one of the best-known indoor plants: long, glossy leaves cluster at the top of an upright stem, like a corn plant. It lives indoors at home or in the office in moderate light and only needs regular, not excessive, watering.
Why a corn plant dracaena?
- Easy care, good for beginners.
- Copes with moderate indoor light better than many plants.
- A tall, neat shape that fills a corner without taking much floor space.
- Four heights, from a small corner to a large living room.
Where to put it
In a living room, majlis, indoor entrance or office corner, near a window with filtered light and away from direct sun. Shorter sizes suit the side of a sofa; taller ones make a statement in wide corners.
Care in the Saudi climate
- Light: bright to moderate indirect light; direct sun burns the leaves, and very low light makes them narrower.
- Water: keep the soil slightly moist in spring and summer, water less in winter, and never leave it standing in water.
- Water quality: it's sensitive to fluoride and salts; if tips turn brown, use filtered water and flush the soil.
- Air: dry AC air can brown the tips; keep it away from vents.
- Soil and feeding: well-drained potting mix and a light feed in spring and summer.
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA). Keep it out of pets' reach.
Sizes
- 50 cm: beside a sofa or on a low stand.
- 80 cm: for room and office corners.
- 1.3 m: a floor plant for living rooms and entrances.
- 1.5 m: a statement piece for wide corners.
Long green leaves that give a corner a calm presence.
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Easy care Lives indoors at home or in the office with simple, regular watering – good for beginners.
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A tall, neat shape An upright stem with long, glossy leaves that fills a corner without taking much floor space.
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Four heights From 50 cm beside a sofa to 1.5 m for wide corners.
Easy care. Lives indoors at home or in the office with simple, regular watering – good for beginners.
A tall, neat shape. An upright stem with long, glossy leaves that fills a corner without taking much floor space.
Four heights. From 50 cm beside a sofa to 1.5 m for wide corners.
Three quick questions.
We'll tell you whether Corn Plant Dracaena suits your space, and which height to pick.
Pick the height that suits your space.
Heights are measured from the base of the nursery pot to the tip of the tallest frond. Each plant is unique — expect a few centimetres of variation.
Measured from the base of the nursery pot to the tip of the tallest frond. Expect a few centimetres of variation.
Three things to get right.
Lighting
Likes bright or moderate filtered light near a window. Direct sun burns the leaves, and very low light makes new leaves narrower.
Watering
Keep the soil slightly moist in spring and summer and water less in winter. Use a pot with drainage holes and never leave it in standing water.
Temperature & humidity
Comfortable at normal home and office temperatures; it dislikes cold and cold draughts.
We ship in Jeddah & Riyadh.
In a bright spot with filtered light, such as a living room or office corner, away from direct sun and AC draughts.
When the topsoil starts to dry in spring and summer, and less often in winter. Check the soil with your finger rather than watering on a fixed schedule.
Usually fluoride and salts in tap water, or dry AC air. Use filtered water, flush the soil now and then, and keep it away from AC vents.
No. ASPCA lists dracaena as toxic to cats and dogs – keep it out of their reach.
50 or 80 cm for corners, beside a sofa or in an office; 1.3 or 1.5 m as a statement floor plant in a living room or entrance.
