Comments on: Dracaena fragrans – That’s How It Got Its Name http://www.plant-care.com/dracaena-fragrans-name.html Landscape House Plants Lawn Care Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lora http://www.plant-care.com/dracaena-fragrans-name.html#comment-43972 Lora Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:03:00 +0000 http://www.plant-care.com/?p=2232#comment-43972 Thank you for this information. I am so excited about both my corn plants flowering at the same time. Nope, I have never seen this before. Have owned many corn plants over the years. These are both very mature, have both @ least 5 years. Thanx again. Thank you for this information. I am so excited about both my corn plants flowering at the same time. Nope, I have never seen this before. Have owned many corn plants over the years. These are both very mature, have both @ least 5 years.
Thanx again.

]]> By: Kathy Fediw, LEED AP,CLP, CLT http://www.plant-care.com/dracaena-fragrans-name.html#comment-43517 Kathy Fediw, LEED AP,CLP, CLT Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:56:35 +0000 http://www.plant-care.com/?p=2232#comment-43517 I'm an interiorscape consultant and can shed a little more light on flowering Dracaeanas. They usually flower because they've been exposed to temperatures below 50-55 F for prolonged periods of time. We usually do recommend cutting off the flowers. They can drip nectar which can stain or ruin whatever carpeting or furniture is underneath. And the nectar can attract ants or other insects since it's very sweet. We also usually recommend cutting the head of foliage back down to the cane once it's flowered with a pair of sharp pruners. Otherwise the new growth will grow crooked and ruin the overall look of the plant. You can score the cane above one of the bumps near the top, there's a bud underneath, and it will sprout out into a new head within a couple of months. Hope this helps. For more information on caring for indoor plants you may want to check out my book, "Green Plant Care Tips for Techs" sold on Amazon.com. I’m an interiorscape consultant and can shed a little more light on flowering Dracaeanas. They usually flower because they’ve been exposed to temperatures below 50-55 F for prolonged periods of time. We usually do recommend cutting off the flowers. They can drip nectar which can stain or ruin whatever carpeting or furniture is underneath. And the nectar can attract ants or other insects since it’s very sweet.

We also usually recommend cutting the head of foliage back down to the cane once it’s flowered with a pair of sharp pruners. Otherwise the new growth will grow crooked and ruin the overall look of the plant. You can score the cane above one of the bumps near the top, there’s a bud underneath, and it will sprout out into a new head within a couple of months.

Hope this helps. For more information on caring for indoor plants you may want to check out my book, “Green Plant Care Tips for Techs” sold on Amazon.com.

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