Brown Tips on Corn Plant: Light or Water Issue?

Diagnosing Leaf Tip Burn in a Mixed Planting

A corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) with brown leaf tips in a sunroom shared with thriving pothos and monstera likely suffers from periodic underwatering, not excess light. Bleached leaves indicate too much light—not seen here.

Recommendation

• Do NOT separate the plants—roots are intertwined; separation causes trauma.
• Monitor watering: let top soil dry, then water thoroughly.
• Trim brown tips (won’t regreen).
• Goal: prevent new tip burn.

All three species prefer bright, indirect light. Current location is fine.