At work we have some corn plants (dracaena fragrans). One of plants had a bare stalk with wax on top of it. I was questioning whether cutting off the top would encourage it to resprout. Right after I said that the owner of the plant pulled the cane out and asked me if I wanted to try it at home. When she pulled the cane out, I heard the "snap" of roots breaking, so I don't think it's dead.
Here's my question...
If I cut off the top, will it resprout leaves? I would really like to have a corn plant at home. It would be great to have one I was able to start off myself. I don't know if the length of it matters, but the stalk is just over a foot long.
I made cuts in my corn plants to see what happens with them. I have one pot with about three stalks that are about six feet high. I'll post a picture of them soon.
Okay, here they are!
Last edited by manderlyh; May 15th, 2007 at 10:57 PM.
^actually, my father-in-law did those plants. He gave them to us when he sold his business and decided to retire, (travels a lot). I am trying to learn...in fact, I am thinking about making pothos cuttings to fill up the bottom of the corn plant pot. It looks very plain and boring to me. (I think I need to start collecting empty glass jars to do this...lol)
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