Dracaena, Dragon Tree, Corn Plant, Chinese Moneytree 'Janet Craig Compacta'

My Dracaena is doing amazingly well. I worked at Home Depot and the plant was set near the "tropical palms" for only 20 dollars, so I wen...Read Moret to price check the plant because it was love at first sight and to my surprise it cost $60! Well I asked the garden guy to give it to me for the palm SKU and bam, $20 Janet Craig!! It came with a bit of brown ends, that I just clipped away at an angle. Now the new leaves don't get brown at all and the thing is growing by at least 3 inches per month. It has three stocks the back stock is the largest and then two to the sides are the same hight with a smaller one about 2 feet high at the front which makes for an amazing and compact plant! We actually mark where it grows on the wall like you would a growing kid! I think this is my favourite indoor plant by far! Only once did I think it might die because my mom (dont ask) decided to put it directly in front of a window and the leaves got sun burnt. Where the leaves burned the color is a yellowish grey green and isnt noticeable untill pointed out. Keep this guy away from direct light, but honestly I think it like bright filtered light, just not right on its leaves. Water it about once a week or a tad less, I feel it likes a slight dry soil.

Hi, I'm a very novice plant owner, but this plant does look like one that I own. I'm guessing its around 18 inches tall and has two stalk...Read Mores coming up from the base. I'm not sure if it's a problem or the way it's supposed to be, but it seems like for every new growth from the top of this plant, it loses an equal amount from the bottom, so that the stalk is increasingly long. The top stays healthy, but the bottom keeps browning and dropping off. The plant is about 7 years old. Any advice?

"Janet Craig" is one of the most shade-tolerant house plants in existence. But that doesn't mean it performs best in a closet. If it tr...Read Moreuly needs to enhance a dark corner, try rotating it out to a brighter spot from time to time. As for dying leaf tips, that's often caused by overwatering. If the plant is growing extremely slowly (in dim light), it needs extremely little water. To get a true sense of that, try withholding water until it shows distress -- that will probably take a very long time! Next time, water in a little shorter interval -- maybe monthly or bi-monthly. You can also trim off brown tips with sharp scissors; try to maintain a natural shape.

I have grown the Janet Craig for years. To my SUPRISE, one of my three( they live in the same planter inside) has an unusual looking la...Read Morerge bud at the very top of it. What in the world is happening??
Any input would be great.

Brabrevilo

One of the best house plants you can find. No pests,takes little or much light indoors and is very forgiving about watering. Likes warmth...Read More -i dont think it is a 9b plant.
EDIT 2007: My 20+ year old 4' multitrunk plant bloomed for the first time. Unlike the regular corn plant,'compacata' has no fragrance..darn.

I've had this plant for a couple of years. The greenhouse from which I bought it said that it would grow under low lighting, so I kept i...Read Moret at work, where my office faces north and has a few small windows. It hasn't grown very much and the leaves sometimes develop black spots or die back at the tips. I think it needs more light than it's currently getting.

I keep plant in bright, indirect light; receives late afternoon sun through low-e glass. Sword-shaped leaves have parallel venation. I'v...Read Moree read that scales, mealybugs, and thrips can sometimes be a problem but I've never had a problem in my 3 years of ownership. Origin Africa or Asia. Very lovely indoor plant.