Can You Plant a Corn Plant and Parlor Palm Together? Better: Separate Pots in One Cachepot

Watering Conflict

• Corn Plant (Dracaena): likes to dry ¼ down between waterings.
• Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans): needs water when top ½ inch is dry.

In a shared pot, one will be over- or under-watered.

Smart Solution

1. Keep the Parlor Palm in its own small pot.
2. Set that pot on top of the Corn Plant's soil.
3. Cover with Spanish moss to hide the inner pot.
4. Water each according to its own schedule.

Light Compatibility

Both tolerate bright indirect light. Just ensure the taller Corn Plant doesn't shade the Palm excessively.