I have a corn plant (not the kind raised in fields to produce corn) that is dying. I inherited it from my roommate who had not been nice to it. He didn't water it and would split it's ends on purpose. I trimmed the ends so it looked better and pulled off the dead leaves. I also started watering it. Not long after that it sprouted some new leaves. Then all of a sudden the leaves started going limp (the old and new ones) and then turned a sickly dark green color and now they are starting to die. Any ideas on what is causing this?
2007-01-17 04:01:11 · 4 answers · asked by Chuky J 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Overwatering causes root rot. Pull it out of the pot, cut off rotting roots, repot in new soil. You can go ahead and cut the top of it off, it's done, but if there are enough good roots left, in a couple of months auxilliary buds on the side of the cane/trunk will sprout. Watering hint: lift the pot, light = dry, water. Heavy = wet, allow to dry out.
2007-01-17 04:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corn Plant also known as Ti Tree also known as False Palms are either Dracaena sp., or Coprdyline sp., or Yucca sp. Possible you have the Dracaena fragrans massangeana also known as Corn Palm. Plant death causes are one of two fatal faults - either too much water/irrigation during the winter or the plant is getting too cold.
2007-01-17 04:46:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frost kills tropical plants. Corn is a tropical plant. Yours sounds dead. Corn is pretty easy to grow. Start again.
2016-05-24 00:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by Charmaine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to much water and to much sun
2007-01-17 05:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by bobnorton02 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋