My Dracena Corn Plant, was left in sun and it's leaves "burned"?

Dracaena massangeanas grow in deep shade in tropical forests. That is why they make very good indoor plants in places where there is little or no direct sunlight. That is is also why they fare poorly outside in anything but shaded locations.

I don't recommend putting them outside for a couple of reason. First, it forces them to adjust to the more intense outdoor light in the spring and then to the reduced light in the fall. It is better to leave your Corn Plant in a good indoor location year round so it doesn't have the stress of adapting twice every year. The second reason is that these plants are a bit top heavy and their large leaves act as wind foils. Consequently, they topple over very easily in gentle outdoor breezes.

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Dracena Corn Plant

Your Dracaena Fragrans will do best getting a lot of light, but it needs to be indirect or filtered light. Just sticking it out in full sun can, as you now know, burn it to a crisp. You may be able to harden it off gradually to a bit more direct sun, but it's never going to adapt to the scorching heat of the day. I have numerous varieties of dracaena and I set them outside every year but always in a partially shaded area where they get indirect light, or in a couple cases direct morning sun, but no more than that.

Just trim off the burnt leaves and move it back to where you had it last year and it should be fine. They're really easy to take care of, all things considered. The following site has some basic and helpful care tips:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4406402_care-corn-plant-dr...

No more full sun for Mr Corn Plant! =)

Omega

I stay out contained in the country so its no longer an unusual sight. I nevertheless have not discovered why some people plant it of their the front backyard regardless of the truth that till they attempt to get solid soil?? it will make the soil more suitable fertile. i does no longer be mad it will be lengthy gone quickly in any case no longer like it really is a three hundred and sixty 5 days round element and it really is their backyard enable them plant what they elect it will be plenty worse, lol. We continuously planted our veg's next to the homestead no longer in the front of it.

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