Corn plant
Dracaena fragrans
Also called Mass cane and Happy plant
Houseplant · Trees & big statementsSold as a sawn-off cane with a tuft on top. That is normal — it sprouts from the cut.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Once a fortnightDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Low to medium indirect
- Feed
- Every 60 days
- Humidity
- Average
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 2 m tall · 0.9 m across
- Lifecycle
- Tree
- Origin
- Tropical Africa
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsToxic to pets
Affects dogs, cats, horses. Signs: vomiting, sometimes with blood, lethargy, loss of appetite, drooling, and dilated pupils in cats.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-07-31.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- A dry tan tip with a yellow band behind it on the oldest leaves, worst on plants given tap water.Fluoride tip burn · disorder
- White fluff packed where the leaf wraps the cane, usually on the side away from the light.Mealybug · pest